diff --git a/README.rdoc b/README.rdoc
index 0dc7fe5..83f637b 100644
--- a/README.rdoc
+++ b/README.rdoc
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Yacht allows for inheritance between environments in a more complex way than sta
     Yacht.clan
     # => 'McGillicuddy'
 
-    # inherited from grandpa with an override for <tt>:year</tt>
+    # inherited from grandpa with an override for :year
     Yacht.car
     # => { :make=>"oldsmobile", :year=>1980 }