diff --git a/R/data.R b/R/data.R
index c9395faef..120524b41 100644
--- a/R/data.R
+++ b/R/data.R
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #'
 #' @format ## `epireview_core_cols`
 #' A `character` vector with 56 elements
-#' \describe{
-#'   The data is taken as the intersection of the column names of each of the
-#'   disease parameter tables in the \pkg{epireview} R package.
-#' }
+#'
+#' The data is taken as the intersection of the column names of each of the
+#' disease parameter tables in the \pkg{epireview} R package.
+#'
 #' @source <https://github.com/mrc-ide/epireview>
 "epireview_core_cols"
diff --git a/man/epireview_core_cols.Rd b/man/epireview_core_cols.Rd
index 0443cc213..170ffaf88 100644
--- a/man/epireview_core_cols.Rd
+++ b/man/epireview_core_cols.Rd
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@ epidemiological parameter data exported by the \pkg{epireview} R package.}
 \subsection{\code{epireview_core_cols}}{
 
 A \code{character} vector with 56 elements
-\describe{
+
 The data is taken as the intersection of the column names of each of the
 disease parameter tables in the \pkg{epireview} R package.
 }
 }
-}
 \source{
 \url{https://github.com/mrc-ide/epireview}
 }