diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index fa99ec5415..19660dee10 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -1880,7 +1880,7 @@
     <title><filename>packagedata.bbclass</filename></title>
 
     <para>
-        The package data (<filename>packagedata</filename>) class provides
+        The <filename>packagedata</filename> class provides
         common functionality for reading <filename>pkgdata</filename> files
         found in
         <link linkend='var-PKGDATA_DIR'><filename>PKGDATA_DIR</filename></link>.