diff --git a/lisp/org-id.el b/lisp/org-id.el
index e3265db86..0d835704d 100644
--- a/lisp/org-id.el
+++ b/lisp/org-id.el
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@
 
 (defcustom org-id-link-to-org-use-id nil
   "Non-nil means storing a link to an Org file will use entry IDs.
-\\<org-mode-map>\
-
+\\<org-mode-map>
 The variable can have the following values:
 
 t     Create an ID if needed to make a link to the current entry.
diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
index 5bd129724..ca063d1c2 100644
--- a/lisp/org.el
+++ b/lisp/org.el
@@ -907,8 +907,7 @@ depends on, if any."
 
 (defcustom org-support-shift-select nil
   "Non-nil means make shift-cursor commands select text when possible.
-\\<org-mode-map>\
-
+\\<org-mode-map>
 In Emacs 23, when `shift-select-mode' is on, shifted cursor keys
 start selecting a region, or enlarge regions started in this way.
 In Org mode, in special contexts, these same keys are used for
@@ -2284,8 +2283,7 @@ See `org-file-apps'.")
     ("\\.x?html?\\'" . default)
     ("\\.pdf\\'" . default))
   "External applications for opening `file:path' items in a document.
-\\<org-mode-map>\
-
+\\<org-mode-map>
 Org mode uses system defaults for different file types, but
 you can use this variable to set the application for a given file
 extension.  The entries in this list are cons cells where the car identifies