diff --git a/doc/README.rst b/doc/README.rst
index 1a20b2aff23..c7ff3badaeb 100644
--- a/doc/README.rst
+++ b/doc/README.rst
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+
 Welcome to Zephyr Kernel
 ########################
 
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 If you want the LaTeX PDF output, you need to install all the Latex
 packages first. That installation is beyond the scope of this document.
 
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+.. _ReST documentation: http://sphinx-doc.org/rest.html
diff --git a/doc/about_zephyr.rst b/doc/about_zephyr.rst
index b2c73996bfc..cecf198c415 100644
--- a/doc/about_zephyr.rst
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+
 .. _about_zephyr:
 
 Introduction to the Zephyr Project
diff --git a/doc/contribute/coding_style.rst b/doc/contribute/coding_style.rst
index 4c5556ce1c8..e88bef8333c 100644
--- a/doc/contribute/coding_style.rst
+++ b/doc/contribute/coding_style.rst
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+:orphan:
+
 .. _coding_style:
 
 Coding Style
diff --git a/doc/contribute/error_code_conventions.rst b/doc/contribute/error_code_conventions.rst
index 28d4ad796b8..216402796e8 100644
--- a/doc/contribute/error_code_conventions.rst
+++ b/doc/contribute/error_code_conventions.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
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+
 .. _error_code_conventions:
 
 Return Codes
diff --git a/doc/contribute/maintainers.rst b/doc/contribute/maintainers.rst
index 6add1175148..7ac2db66958 100644
--- a/doc/contribute/maintainers.rst
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+
 .. _maintainers:
 
 Information Regarding Maintainers
@@ -8,4 +10,4 @@ Read this information to learn how maintainers review changes using Gerrit.
 Once a change is sent to Gerrit for review the maintainers
 receive an email requesting them to review the change. The master
 branch should never be rebased. Code can be reverted as necessary,
-instead of rewriting the history.
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+instead of rewriting the history.
diff --git a/doc/crypto/crypto.rst b/doc/crypto/crypto.rst
index 77d77382d27..8079b95ca13 100644
--- a/doc/crypto/crypto.rst
+++ b/doc/crypto/crypto.rst
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+
 Cryptography
 ############
 
diff --git a/doc/drivers/synchronous_call.rst b/doc/drivers/synchronous_call.rst
index cb8518866f5..f93edcb7895 100644
--- a/doc/drivers/synchronous_call.rst
+++ b/doc/drivers/synchronous_call.rst
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+
 .. _synchronous_call:
 
 Synchronous Calls
diff --git a/doc/substitutions.rst b/doc/substitutions.rst
index 186ed95b78c..bb154a5a3df 100644
--- a/doc/substitutions.rst
+++ b/doc/substitutions.rst
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 .. |codename| replace:: Zephyr Kernel
 
 .. |project| replace:: Zephyr Project