diff --git a/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0718.md b/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0718.md
index e7ae51ca58835..1fe62ecf1f4e0 100644
--- a/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0718.md
+++ b/src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0718.md
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-This error indicates that a `#[lang = ".."]` attribute was placed
-on the wrong type of item.
+A `#[lang = ".."]` attribute was placed on the wrong item type.
 
-Examples of erroneous code:
+Erroneous code example:
 
 ```compile_fail,E0718
 #![feature(lang_items)]