diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/fetch.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/fetch.sgml
index e802be61c8c..b6d66215a97 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/fetch.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/fetch.sgml
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
  <refsynopsisdiv>
 <!-- Note the "direction" bit is also in ref/move.sgml -->
 <synopsis>
-FETCH [ <replaceable class="parameter">direction</replaceable> [ FROM | IN ] ] <replaceable class="parameter">cursor_name</replaceable>
+FETCH [ <replaceable class="parameter">direction</replaceable> ] [ FROM | IN ] <replaceable class="parameter">cursor_name</replaceable>
 
-<phrase>where <replaceable class="parameter">direction</replaceable> can be empty or one of:</phrase>
+<phrase>where <replaceable class="parameter">direction</replaceable> can
+be one of:</phrase>
 
     NEXT
     PRIOR
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/move.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/move.sgml
index 4c7d1dca391..8378439debb 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/move.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/move.sgml
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
  <refsynopsisdiv>
 <!-- Note the "direction" bit is also in ref/fetch.sgml -->
 <synopsis>
-MOVE [ <replaceable class="parameter">direction</replaceable> [ FROM | IN ] ] <replaceable class="parameter">cursor_name</replaceable>
+MOVE [ <replaceable class="parameter">direction</replaceable> ] [ FROM | IN ] <replaceable class="parameter">cursor_name</replaceable>
 
-<phrase>where <replaceable class="parameter">direction</replaceable> can be empty or one of:</phrase>
+<phrase>where <replaceable class="parameter">direction</replaceable> can
+be one of:</phrase>
 
     NEXT
     PRIOR