diff --git a/reference/info/functions/assert.xml b/reference/info/functions/assert.xml
index 30f6a09f034f..5aeba571f3d3 100644
--- a/reference/info/functions/assert.xml
+++ b/reference/info/functions/assert.xml
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
       <row>
        <entry>8.0.0</entry>
        <entry>
-         <function>assert()</function> will no longer evaluate string arguments, instead they will be
+         <function>assert</function> will no longer evaluate string arguments, instead they will be
          treated like any other argument. <code>assert($a == $b)</code> should be used instead of
          <code>assert('$a == $b')</code>. The <literal>assert.quiet_eval</literal> &php.ini; directive and
          the <constant>ASSERT_QUIET_EVAL</constant> constant have also been removed, as they would no longer