diff --git a/Doc/myformat.sty b/Doc/myformat.sty
index 431cfc16565..1887953ddfb 100644
--- a/Doc/myformat.sty
+++ b/Doc/myformat.sty
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 \renewcommand{\emph}[1]{{\em #1\/}}
 \newcommand{\strong}[1]{{\bf #1}}
 
-\newcommand{\varvars}[1]{{\def\,{\/{\tt\char`\,}}\def\({\/{\tt\char`\(}}\def\){\/{\tt\char`\)}}\var{#1}}}
+\newcommand{\varvars}[1]{{\def\,{\/{\char`\,}}\var{#1}}}
 
 \newif\iftexi\texifalse
 \newif\iflatex\latextrue