diff --git a/src/libcore/cmp.rs b/src/libcore/cmp.rs
index 807b35e1af10b..14908108fc5a6 100644
--- a/src/libcore/cmp.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/cmp.rs
@@ -286,13 +286,13 @@ pub struct AssertParamIsEq<T: Eq + ?Sized> { _field: ::marker::PhantomData<T> }
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Debug, Hash)]
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 pub enum Ordering {
-    /// An ordering where a compared value is less [than another].
+    /// An ordering where a compared value is less than another.
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
     Less = -1,
-    /// An ordering where a compared value is equal [to another].
+    /// An ordering where a compared value is equal to another.
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
     Equal = 0,
-    /// An ordering where a compared value is greater [than another].
+    /// An ordering where a compared value is greater than another.
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
     Greater = 1,
 }