diff --git a/doc/Language/operators.pod6 b/doc/Language/operators.pod6
index 8ecd7ac5e..cc4cdb1f6 100644
--- a/doc/Language/operators.pod6
+++ b/doc/Language/operators.pod6
@@ -1779,7 +1779,7 @@ also modify the other.
 X<|smartmatch operator>
 =head2 infix C«~~»
 
-The X<smart-match operator> aliases the left-hand side to C<$_>, then evaluates
+The smartmatch operator aliases the left-hand side to C<$_>, then evaluates
 the right-hand side and calls C<.ACCEPTS($_)> on it. The semantics are left
 to the type of the right-hand side operand.