diff --git a/doc/reference/testing.rst b/doc/reference/testing.rst
index 0495e896d8b..eb09a0647cc 100644
--- a/doc/reference/testing.rst
+++ b/doc/reference/testing.rst
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ in each method::
 
 .. note::
 
-    Test methods must start with `test_`
+    Test methods must start with ``test_``
 
 Running tests
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