diff --git a/Lib/site.py b/Lib/site.py
index 6b6b3ca..09043a8 100644
--- a/Lib/site.py
+++ b/Lib/site.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 to be added to sys.path.  Non-existing directories (or
 non-directories) are never added to sys.path; no directory is added to
 sys.path more than once.  Blank lines and lines beginning with
-\code{#} are skipped. Lines starting with \code{import} are executed.
+'#' are skipped. Lines starting with 'import' are executed.
 
 For example, suppose sys.prefix and sys.exec_prefix are set to
 /usr/local and there is a directory /usr/local/lib/python1.5/site-packages