diff --git a/Doc/library/unittest.mock.rst b/Doc/library/unittest.mock.rst
index 515bdd060a1..3643d1ad96e 100644
--- a/Doc/library/unittest.mock.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/unittest.mock.rst
@@ -1327,8 +1327,7 @@ patch
 
 .. note::
 
-    :func:`patch` is straightforward to use. The key is to do the patching in the
-    right namespace. See the section `where to patch`_.
+    The key is to do the patching in the right namespace. See the section `where to patch`_.
 
 .. function:: patch(target, new=DEFAULT, spec=None, create=False, spec_set=None, autospec=None, new_callable=None, **kwargs)