diff --git a/telnet/telnet.1 b/telnet/telnet.1
index 3378d3a..16adc3f 100644
--- a/telnet/telnet.1
+++ b/telnet/telnet.1
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ there will be no escape character.
 If Kerberos V5 authentication is being used, the
 .Fl f
 option allows the local credentials to be forwarded to the remote system.
-.ne 1i
 .It Fl k Ar realm
 If Kerberos authentication is being used, the
 .Fl k
@@ -415,7 +414,7 @@ variable is also exported if the
 or
 .Fl l
 options are used.
-.br
+.Pp
 Valid arguments for the
 .Ic environ
 command are:
@@ -520,7 +519,6 @@ option.
 This requires that the 
 .Dv LINEMODE
 option be enabled.
-.ne 1i
 .It Ic litecho Pq Ic \-litecho 
 Attempt to enable (disable) the 
 .Dv LIT_ECHO
@@ -655,7 +653,6 @@ command,
 .Ic getstatus
 will send the subnegotiation to request that the server send
 its current option status.
-.ne 1i
 .It Ic ip
 Sends the
 .Dv TELNET IP
@@ -981,7 +978,6 @@ The initial value for the suspend character is taken to be
 the terminal's
 .Ic suspend
 character.
-.ne 1i
 .It Ic tracefile
 This is the file to which the output, caused by
 .Ic netdata
@@ -1128,7 +1124,6 @@ stream does not start automatically.  The autoencrypt
 (autodecrypt) command states that encryption of the
 output (input) stream should be enabled as soon as
 possible.
-.sp
 .Pp
 Note:  Because of export controls, the
 .Dv TELNET ENCRYPT
@@ -1284,7 +1279,6 @@ protocol processing (having to do with
 options).
 The initial value for this toggle is
 .Dv FALSE .
-.ne 1i
 .It Ic prettydump
 When the
 .Ic netdata
diff --git a/telnetd/telnetd.8 b/telnetd/telnetd.8
index 5835c7d..875f846 100644
--- a/telnetd/telnetd.8
+++ b/telnetd/telnetd.8
@@ -315,7 +315,6 @@ indicates that only dotted decimal addresses
 should be put into the
 .Pa utmp
 file.
-.ne 1i
 .It Fl U
 This option causes
 .Nm
@@ -432,7 +431,6 @@ Whenever a
 command is received, it is always responded
 to with a
 .Dv WILL TIMING-MARK
-.ne 1i
 .It "WILL LOGOUT"
 When a
 .Dv DO LOGOUT