diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml
index 969318b4ae5..798580291be 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ restore_command = 'cp /mnt/server/archivedir/%f %p'
     in the archive; it must return nonzero when so asked.  This is not an
     error condition.  Not all of the requested files will be WAL segment
     files; you should also expect requests for files with a suffix of
-    <literal>.backup</> or <literal>.history</>. Also be aware that
+    <literal>.history</literal>. Also be aware that
     the base name of the <literal>%p</> path will be different from
     <literal>%f</>; do not expect them to be interchangeable.
    </para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml
index 2d5d23526b8..af661eb96ed 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ primary_conninfo = 'host=192.168.1.50 port=5432 user=foo password=foopass'
     processing would request a file from the WAL archive, reporting failure
     if the file was unavailable.  For standby processing it is normal for
     the next WAL file to be unavailable, so the standby must wait for
-    it to appear. For files ending in <literal>.backup</> or
+    it to appear. For files ending in 
     <literal>.history</> there is no need to wait, and a non-zero return
     code must be returned. A waiting <varname>restore_command</> can be
     written as a custom script that loops after polling for the existence of