diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/document.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/document.html
index 4968173c8..7be1b1a04 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/document.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/document.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <div class="col-md-6 intro-title">
     <h1>{{ document.title }}</h1>
     {% if document.description %}
-    <p>{% render_markdown document.description %}</p>
+    {% render_markdown document.description %}
     {% endif %}
 </div>
 <div class="col-md-6 intro-code">
diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/link.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/link.html
index ecfba7ce4..6f2b370a6 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/link.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/docs/link.html
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <code>{{ link.url }}</code>
     </div>
 
-    <p>{% render_markdown link.description %}</p>
+    {% render_markdown link.description %}
 
 {% if link.fields|with_location:'path' %}
     <h4>Path Parameters</h4>