diff --git a/newlib/libc/unix/pread.c b/newlib/libc/unix/pread.c
index 770c3fcf0..7d351d9d1 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/unix/pread.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/unix/pread.c
@@ -8,27 +8,12 @@ INDEX
 INDEX
 	_pread_r
 
-ANSI_SYNOPSIS
+SYNOPSIS
 	#include <unistd.h>
 	ssize_t pread(int <[fd]>, void *<[buf]>, size_t <[n]>, off_t <[off]>);
 	ssize_t _pread_r(struct _reent *<[rptr]>, int <[fd]>, 
                          void *<[buf]>, size_t <[n]>, off_t <[off]>);
 
-TRAD_SYNOPSIS
-	#include <unistd.h>
-	ssize_t pread(<[fd]>, <[buf]>, <[n]>, <[off]>)
-	int <[fd]>;
-	void *<[buf]>;
-	size_t <[n]>;
-	off_t <[off]>;
-
-	ssize_t _pread_r(<[rptr]>, <[fd]>, <[buf]>, <[n]>, <[off]>)
-	struct _reent *<[rptr]>;
-	int <[fd]>;
-	void *<[buf]>;
-	size_t <[n]>;
-	off_t <[off]>;
-
 DESCRIPTION
 The <<pread>> function is similar to <<read>>.  One difference is that
 <<pread>> has an additional parameter <[off]> which is the offset to
diff --git a/newlib/libc/unix/pwrite.c b/newlib/libc/unix/pwrite.c
index 9f2a89835..dad841243 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/unix/pwrite.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/unix/pwrite.c
@@ -8,28 +8,13 @@ INDEX
 INDEX
 	_pwrite_r
 
-ANSI_SYNOPSIS
+SYNOPSIS
 	#include <unistd.h>
 	ssize_t pwrite(int <[fd]>, const void *<[buf]>, 
                        size_t <[n]>, off_t <[off]>);
 	ssize_t _pwrite_r(struct _reent *<[rptr]>, int <[fd]>, 
                           const void *<[buf]>, size_t <[n]>, off_t <[off]>);
 
-TRAD_SYNOPSIS
-	#include <unistd.h>
-	ssize_t pwrite(<[fd]>, <[buf]>, <[n]>, <[off]>)
-	int <[fd]>;
-	const void *<[buf]>;
-	size_t <[n]>;
-	off_t <[off]>;
-
-	ssize_t _pwrite_r(<[rptr]>, <[fd]>, <[buf]>, <[n]>, <[off]>)
-	struct _reent *<[rptr]>;
-	int <[fd]>;
-	const void *<[buf]>;
-	size_t <[n]>;
-	off_t <[off]>;
-
 DESCRIPTION
 The <<pwrite>> function is similar to <<write>>.  One difference is that
 <<pwrite>> has an additional parameter <[off]> which is the offset to