diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/artist.py b/lib/matplotlib/artist.py
index 50c9842ff010..eaaae43e283a 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/artist.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/artist.py
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ def get_window_extent(self, renderer=None):
 
         See Also
         --------
-        `~.Artist.get_tightbbox` :
+        .Artist.get_tightbbox :
             Get the artist bounding box, taking clipping into account.
         """
         return Bbox([[0, 0], [0, 0]])
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ def get_tightbbox(self, renderer=None):
 
         See Also
         --------
-        `~.Artist.get_window_extent` :
+        .Artist.get_window_extent :
             Get the artist bounding box, ignoring clipping.
         """
         bbox = self.get_window_extent(renderer)