diff --git a/reference/filter/examples.xml b/reference/filter/examples.xml
index 7bdddefc24..74b823386f 100644
--- a/reference/filter/examples.xml
+++ b/reference/filter/examples.xml
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ $email_a = 'joe@example.com';
 $email_b = 'bogus';
 
 if (filter_var($email_a, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
-    echo "This ($email_a) email address is considered valid.";
+    echo "This (email_a) email address is considered valid.";
 }
 if (filter_var($email_b, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
-    echo "This ($email_b) email address is considered valid.";
+    echo "This (email_b) email address is considered valid.";
 }
 ?>
 ]]>