diff --git a/docs/programmers.sgml b/docs/programmers.sgml
index 4e4be069..66c74510 100644
--- a/docs/programmers.sgml
+++ b/docs/programmers.sgml
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
        header sent from the client. If the cached file timestamp has
        not changed since the last visit, then a "304 Not Modified"
        header will be sent instead of the content. This works only on
-       cached content without <command>{insert}</command> tags.
+       cached content without <command>insert</command> tags.
       </para>
      </sect2>
      <sect2 id="variable.default.template.handler.func">
@@ -1499,8 +1499,8 @@ echo 'index.tpl compiled at 2002-02-20 20:02';
      The fourth function is supposed to return <literal>true</literal> or
      <literal>false</literal>, depending on whether the requested resource
      is trusted or not. This function is used for only for PHP script
-     components requested by <command>{include_php}</command> tag or
-     <command>{insert}</command> tag with <structfield>src</structfield>
+     components requested by <command>include_php</command> tag or
+     <command>insert</command> tag with <structfield>src</structfield>
      attribute. However, it should still be defined even for template
      resources.
     </para>
@@ -1570,7 +1570,7 @@ function smarty_resource_db_trusted($tpl_name, &amp;$smarty)
    <sect1 id="plugins.inserts"><title>Inserts</title>
     <para>
      Insert plugins are used to implement functions that are invoked by
-     <link linkend="builtin.functions.insert"><command>{insert}</command></link>
+     <link linkend="builtin.functions.insert"><command>insert</command></link>
      tags in the template.
     </para>
     <funcsynopsis>
@@ -1589,7 +1589,7 @@ function smarty_resource_db_trusted($tpl_name, &amp;$smarty)
     </para>
     <para>
      The insert function is supposed to return the result which will be
-     substituted in place of the <command>{insert}</command> tag in the
+     substituted in place of the <command>insert</command> tag in the
      template.
     </para>
     <example>