diff --git a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
index b3af5c6298d02d..de19829fbc575b 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ represented by objects.)
 
 Every object has an identity, a type and a value.  An object's *identity* never
 changes once it has been created; you may think of it as the object's address in
-memory.  The ':keyword:`is`' operator compares the identity of two objects; the
+memory.  The :keyword:`is` operator compares the identity of two objects; the
 :func:`id` function returns an integer representing its identity.
 
 .. impl-detail::
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ are still reachable.
 
 Note that the use of the implementation's tracing or debugging facilities may
 keep objects alive that would normally be collectable. Also note that catching
-an exception with a ':keyword:`try`...\ :keyword:`except`' statement may keep
+an exception with a :keyword:`try`...\ :keyword:`except` statement may keep
 objects alive.
 
 Some objects contain references to "external" resources such as open files or
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ windows.  It is understood that these resources are freed when the object is
 garbage-collected, but since garbage collection is not guaranteed to happen,
 such objects also provide an explicit way to release the external resource,
 usually a :meth:`!close` method. Programs are strongly recommended to explicitly
-close such objects.  The ':keyword:`try`...\ :keyword:`finally`' statement
-and the ':keyword:`with`' statement provide convenient ways to do this.
+close such objects.  The :keyword:`try`...\ :keyword:`finally` statement
+and the :keyword:`with` statement provide convenient ways to do this.
 
 .. index:: single: container