diff --git a/src/a-st-ext.adoc b/src/a-st-ext.adoc
index c17d5dcb4..adea186b0 100644
--- a/src/a-st-ext.adoc
+++ b/src/a-st-ext.adoc
@@ -227,8 +227,6 @@ instruction unless the _rl_ bit is also set. LR._rl_ and SC._aq_
 instructions are not guaranteed to provide any stronger ordering than
 those with both bits clear, but may result in lower performance.
 
-<<<
-
 [NOTE]
 ====
 [[cas]]
@@ -446,8 +444,6 @@ order the lock acquisition before the critical section, and the second
 AMO is marked _rl_ to order the critical section before the lock
 relinquishment.
 
-<<<
-
 [[critical]]
 [source,asm]
 .Sample code for mutual exclusion. `a0` contains the address of the lock.
@@ -462,7 +458,7 @@ relinquishment.
         # ...
         amoswap.w.rl x0, x0, (a0) # Release lock by storing 0.
 
-We recommend the use of the AMO Swap idiom shown above for both lock
+We recommend the use of the AMO Swap idiom shown in <<critical>> for both lock
 acquire and release to simplify the implementation of speculative lock
 elision. cite:[Rajwar:2001:SLE]
 ====