diff --git a/docs/reference/mapping/params/fielddata.asciidoc b/docs/reference/mapping/params/fielddata.asciidoc
index df4e3756606..61be6500210 100644
--- a/docs/reference/mapping/params/fielddata.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/mapping/params/fielddata.asciidoc
@@ -31,12 +31,10 @@ why fielddata is disabled by default.
 If you try to sort, aggregate, or access values from a script on a `text`
 field, you will see this exception:
 
-[quote]
---
+[literal]
 Fielddata is disabled on text fields by default.  Set `fielddata=true` on
 [`your_field_name`] in order to load  fielddata in memory by uninverting the
 inverted index. Note that this can however use significant memory.
---
 
 [[before-enabling-fielddata]]
 ==== Before enabling fielddata