diff --git a/Doc/lib/libposix.tex b/Doc/lib/libposix.tex
index a148e7fedf1..bccc283eb31 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libposix.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libposix.tex
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ for type errors, while errors reported by the system calls raise
 
 Module \module{posix} defines the following data items:
 
-\setindexsubitem{(data in module posix)}
 \begin{datadesc}{environ}
 A dictionary representing the string environment at the time
 the interpreter was started.
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libstring.tex b/Doc/lib/libstring.tex
index 6df547ecca4..39392296842 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libstring.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libstring.tex
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ expressions.
 
 The constants defined in this module are are:
 
-\setindexsubitem{(data in module string)}
 \begin{datadesc}{digits}
   The string \code{'0123456789'}.
 \end{datadesc}
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libtypes.tex b/Doc/lib/libtypes.tex
index d5a44037fdc..117cce60522 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libtypes.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libtypes.tex
@@ -802,9 +802,8 @@ Write a list of strings to the file.  There is no return value.
 \method{writelines()} does not add line separators.)
 \end{methoddesc}
 
-File objects also offer the following attributes:
 
-\setindexsubitem{(file attribute)}
+File objects also offer the following attributes:
 
 \begin{memberdesc}[file]{closed}
 Boolean indicating the current state of the file object.  This is a
diff --git a/Doc/libmacfs.tex b/Doc/libmacfs.tex
index e0830a1c0c2..69611b4141a 100644
--- a/Doc/libmacfs.tex
+++ b/Doc/libmacfs.tex
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ The raw data from the FSSpec object, suitable for passing
 to other applications, for instance.
 \end{memberdesc}
 
-\setindexsubitem{(FSSpec object method)}
 \begin{methoddesc}[FSSpec]{as_pathname}{}
 Return the full pathname of the file described by the \pytype{FSSpec}
 object.
diff --git a/Doc/libposix.tex b/Doc/libposix.tex
index a148e7fedf1..bccc283eb31 100644
--- a/Doc/libposix.tex
+++ b/Doc/libposix.tex
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ for type errors, while errors reported by the system calls raise
 
 Module \module{posix} defines the following data items:
 
-\setindexsubitem{(data in module posix)}
 \begin{datadesc}{environ}
 A dictionary representing the string environment at the time
 the interpreter was started.
diff --git a/Doc/libstring.tex b/Doc/libstring.tex
index 6df547ecca4..39392296842 100644
--- a/Doc/libstring.tex
+++ b/Doc/libstring.tex
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ expressions.
 
 The constants defined in this module are are:
 
-\setindexsubitem{(data in module string)}
 \begin{datadesc}{digits}
   The string \code{'0123456789'}.
 \end{datadesc}
diff --git a/Doc/libtypes.tex b/Doc/libtypes.tex
index d5a44037fdc..117cce60522 100644
--- a/Doc/libtypes.tex
+++ b/Doc/libtypes.tex
@@ -802,9 +802,8 @@ Write a list of strings to the file.  There is no return value.
 \method{writelines()} does not add line separators.)
 \end{methoddesc}
 
-File objects also offer the following attributes:
 
-\setindexsubitem{(file attribute)}
+File objects also offer the following attributes:
 
 \begin{memberdesc}[file]{closed}
 Boolean indicating the current state of the file object.  This is a
diff --git a/Doc/mac/libmacfs.tex b/Doc/mac/libmacfs.tex
index e0830a1c0c2..69611b4141a 100644
--- a/Doc/mac/libmacfs.tex
+++ b/Doc/mac/libmacfs.tex
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ The raw data from the FSSpec object, suitable for passing
 to other applications, for instance.
 \end{memberdesc}
 
-\setindexsubitem{(FSSpec object method)}
 \begin{methoddesc}[FSSpec]{as_pathname}{}
 Return the full pathname of the file described by the \pytype{FSSpec}
 object.