diff --git a/gtk/deprecated/gtkrc.c b/gtk/deprecated/gtkrc.c
index 45bdb7dd9a..f1e12ace6a 100644
--- a/gtk/deprecated/gtkrc.c
+++ b/gtk/deprecated/gtkrc.c
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ gtk_rc_make_default_dir (const gchar *type)
  * gtk_rc_get_im_module_path:
  *
  * Obtains the path in which to look for IM modules. See the documentation
- * of the <link linkend="im-module-path"><envar>GTK_PATH</envar></link>
+ * of the <envar>GTK_PATH</envar>
  * environment variable for more details about looking up modules. This
  * function is useful solely for utilities supplied with GTK+ and should
  * not be used by applications under normal circumstances.
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ gtk_rc_get_im_module_path (void)
  * gtk_rc_get_im_module_file:
  *
  * Obtains the path to the IM modules file. See the documentation
- * of the <link linkend="im-module-file"><envar>GTK_IM_MODULE_FILE</envar></link>
+ * of the <envar>GTK_IM_MODULE_FILE</envar>
  * environment variable for more details.
  *
  * Returns: (type filename): a newly-allocated string containing the
@@ -1818,7 +1818,7 @@ gtk_rc_parse_priority (GScanner	           *scanner,
  * @color: (out): a pointer to a #GdkColor structure in which to store
  *     the result
  *
- * Parses a color in the <link linkend="color=format">format</link> expected
+ * Parses a color in the format expected
  * in a RC file.
  *
  * Note that theme engines should use gtk_rc_parse_color_full() in
@@ -1843,7 +1843,7 @@ gtk_rc_parse_color (GScanner *scanner,
  * @color: (out): a pointer to a #GdkColor structure in which to store
  *     the result
  *
- * Parses a color in the <link linkend="color=format">format</link> expected
+ * Parses a color in the format expected
  * in a RC file. If @style is not %NULL, it will be consulted to resolve
  * references to symbolic colors.
  *