diff --git a/manual/docs/Connection management - Connection-component binding.php b/manual/docs/Connection management - Connection-component binding.php
index 4043007bb..825113e8d 100644
--- a/manual/docs/Connection management - Connection-component binding.php	
+++ b/manual/docs/Connection management - Connection-component binding.php	
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ $users = $q->from('User u')->where('u.id IN (1,2,3)')->execute();
 
 // Doctrine uses 'connection 2' for fetching here
 $groups = $q->from('Group g')->where('g.id IN (1,2,3)')->execute();
-?></code>
+</code>
 
diff --git a/manual/docs/Connection management - Lazy-connecting to database.php b/manual/docs/Connection management - Lazy-connecting to database.php
index c2b076be0..b0bef6e16 100644
--- a/manual/docs/Connection management - Lazy-connecting to database.php	
+++ b/manual/docs/Connection management - Lazy-connecting to database.php	
@@ -19,6 +19,4 @@ $conn = Doctrine_Manager::connection($dbh);
 
 // connects database and performs a query
 $conn->query('FROM User u');
-
-?></code>
-
+</code>