diff --git a/reference/errorfunc/functions/set-exception-handler.xml b/reference/errorfunc/functions/set-exception-handler.xml
index 6193484fa9..0ca8a3a510 100644
--- a/reference/errorfunc/functions/set-exception-handler.xml
+++ b/reference/errorfunc/functions/set-exception-handler.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.6 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.7 $ -->
 <refentry id="function.set-exception-handler">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>set_exception_handler</refname>
@@ -20,22 +20,8 @@
   </para>
   <para>
    The <parameter>exception_handler</parameter> must be defined before calling
-   <function>set_exception_handler</function>. This function needs to accept
+   <function>set_exception_handler</function>. This handler function needs to accept
    one parameter, which will be the exception object that was thrown.
-   <methodsynopsis>
-    <methodname><replaceable>exception_handler</replaceable></methodname>
-    <methodparam><type>object</type><parameter>exception</parameter></methodparam>
-   </methodsynopsis>
-   <variablelist>
-    <varlistentry>
-     <term><parameter>exception</parameter></term>
-     <listitem>
-      <para>
-       Name of function to be called when an uncaught exception occurs. 
-      </para>
-     </listitem>
-    </varlistentry>
-   </variablelist>
   </para>
  </refsect1>
  <refsect1>
@@ -46,7 +32,7 @@
      <term><parameter>exception_handler</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       Name of function to be called when an uncaught exception occurs. 
+       Name of the function to be called when an uncaught exception occurs. 
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -56,7 +42,7 @@
  <refsect1>
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
   <para>
-   Returns the previously defined exception handler, or &false; on error. If
+   Returns the name of the previously defined exception handler, or &false; on error. If
    no previous handler was defined, an empty string is returned.
   </para>
  </refsect1>