diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.3.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.3.rst
index 03a897b..f15962b 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.3.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.3.rst
@@ -1912,7 +1912,7 @@
 value from the parent thread (:issue:`6064`).
 
 The formerly private function ``_thread.get_ident`` is now available as the
-public function :func:`~threading.get_ident`.  This eliminates several cases of
+public function :func:`threading.get_ident`.  This eliminates several cases of
 direct access to the ``_thread`` module in the stdlib.  Third party code that
 used ``_thread.get_ident`` should likewise be changed to use the new public
 interface.