diff --git a/R/config.R b/R/config.R
index fd10f86..3085ae6 100644
--- a/R/config.R
+++ b/R/config.R
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #'  of the naming structure of the output validation report. use `{package}`
 #'  for package name, `{version}` to record package version, and `{date}` to
 #'  capture the date the report was run.
-#' @param username_list list of user objects created by {make_user}. Each user
+#' @param username_list list of user objects created by make_user. Each user
 #'     contains entries for username, name, title, and role to be used for
 #'     documentation.
 #' @param validation_files list of validation files: requirements, test cases and test code.
diff --git a/R/scrape_authorship.R b/R/scrape_authorship.R
index 9232ad3..f5a1280 100644
--- a/R/scrape_authorship.R
+++ b/R/scrape_authorship.R
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ vt_scrape_test_code_editors <- function(tags = c("editor", "editDate", "deprecat
   out
 }
 
-#' @note vt_scrape_functions Requires access to raw R/ or function documentation parsed via {valtools} into validation/ folder.
+#' @note vt_scrape_functions Requires access to raw R/ or function documentation parsed via valtools into validation/ folder.
 #' Cannot pull information from installed R/ location.
 #' @export
 #' @rdname scraping
diff --git a/R/write_validation_report.R b/R/write_validation_report.R
index 934eae8..f24244c 100644
--- a/R/write_validation_report.R
+++ b/R/write_validation_report.R
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #' Create validation report from template
 #' @param pkg_name name of package
-#' @param template what validation report template from {valtools} to use,
+#' @param template what validation report template from valtools to use,
 #' one of "validation" (default) or "requirements"
 #' @param dynamic_referencing Should dynamic referencing be enabled by default. Boolean defaults to FALSE.
 #' @param open boolean to open the validation report for further editing
diff --git a/man/scraping.Rd b/man/scraping.Rd
index 3a245cc..e7ce9e9 100644
--- a/man/scraping.Rd
+++ b/man/scraping.Rd
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ opinionated kable formatting functions are provided as well to facilitate nice
 printing in the reports.
 }
 \note{
-vt_scrape_functions Requires access to raw R/ or function documentation parsed via {valtools} into validation/ folder.
+vt_scrape_functions Requires access to raw R/ or function documentation parsed via valtools into validation/ folder.
 Cannot pull information from installed R/ location.
 }
 \examples{
diff --git a/man/validation_config.Rd b/man/validation_config.Rd
index 8e4fd29..edb1f91 100644
--- a/man/validation_config.Rd
+++ b/man/validation_config.Rd
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ of the naming structure of the output validation report. use \code{{package}}
 for package name, \code{{version}} to record package version, and \code{{date}} to
 capture the date the report was run.}
 
-\item{username_list}{list of user objects created by {make_user}. Each user
+\item{username_list}{list of user objects created by make_user. Each user
 contains entries for username, name, title, and role to be used for
 documentation.}
 
diff --git a/man/vt_use_report.Rd b/man/vt_use_report.Rd
index de18cec..e145086 100644
--- a/man/vt_use_report.Rd
+++ b/man/vt_use_report.Rd
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ vt_use_report(
 \arguments{
 \item{pkg_name}{name of package}
 
-\item{template}{what validation report template from {valtools} to use,
+\item{template}{what validation report template from valtools to use,
 one of "validation" (default) or "requirements"}
 
 \item{dynamic_referencing}{Should dynamic referencing be enabled by default. Boolean defaults to FALSE.}