diff --git a/docs/devel/codebase.rst b/docs/devel/codebase.rst
index 40273e7d31..2a3143787a 100644
--- a/docs/devel/codebase.rst
+++ b/docs/devel/codebase.rst
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ yet, so sometimes the source code is all you have.
 * `monitor <https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/tree/master/monitor>`_:
   `Monitor <QEMU monitor>` implementation (HMP & QMP).
 * `nbd <https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/tree/master/nbd>`_:
-  QEMU `NBD (Network Block Device) <nbd>` server.
+  QEMU NBD (Network Block Device) server.
 * `net <https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/tree/master/net>`_:
   Network (host) support.
 * `pc-bios <https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/tree/master/pc-bios>`_:
diff --git a/docs/system/qemu-block-drivers.rst.inc b/docs/system/qemu-block-drivers.rst.inc
index cfe1acb78a..384e95ba76 100644
--- a/docs/system/qemu-block-drivers.rst.inc
+++ b/docs/system/qemu-block-drivers.rst.inc
@@ -500,8 +500,6 @@ What you should *never* do:
 - expect it to work when loadvm'ing
 - write to the FAT directory on the host system while accessing it with the guest system
 
-.. _nbd:
-
 NBD access
 ~~~~~~~~~~