diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 122eebdd1d9..65a7210f5ef 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -1278,13 +1278,13 @@ passphrases, but it was also removed from other pinentry programs as
 the attack is unrealistic on modern computer systems which don't
 utilize swap memory usually.
 
-** The function 'display-⁠buffer-⁠in-⁠major-⁠side-⁠window' no longer exists.
+** The function 'display-buffer-in-major-side-window' no longer exists.
 It has been renamed as internal function 'window--make-major-side-window',
-however applications should instead call 'display-⁠buffer-⁠in-⁠side-⁠window'
+however applications should instead call 'display-buffer-in-side-window'
 (passing the SIDE and SLOT parameters as elements of ALIST).  This approach
-is backwards-⁠compatible with versions of Emacs in which the old function
-exists.  See the node "(elisp) Displaying Buffers in Side Windows"
-in the ELisp manual for more details.
+is backwards-compatible with versions of Emacs in which the old function
+exists.  See the node "Displaying Buffers in Side Windows" in the ELisp
+manual for more details.
 
 * Lisp Changes in Emacs 26.1