diff --git a/doc/api/http.md b/doc/api/http.md
index 24ffedff5269fa..d1a2b200f79c06 100644
--- a/doc/api/http.md
+++ b/doc/api/http.md
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ added: v0.3.0
 
 See [`response.socket`][].
 
-### response.end([data][, encoding][, callback])
+### response.end([data[, encoding]][, callback])
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diff --git a/doc/api/http2.md b/doc/api/http2.md
index e07d773affd32a..1afdb08f0d19ee 100644
--- a/doc/api/http2.md
+++ b/doc/api/http2.md
@@ -3016,7 +3016,7 @@ added: v8.4.0
 
 See [`response.socket`][].
 
-#### response.end([data][, encoding][, callback])
+#### response.end([data[, encoding]][, callback])
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diff --git a/doc/api/stream.md b/doc/api/stream.md
index 5875fc3396180a..8d21abb6bded26 100644
--- a/doc/api/stream.md
+++ b/doc/api/stream.md
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ added: v8.0.0
 
 Is `true` after [`writable.destroy()`][writable-destroy] has been called.
 
-##### writable.end([chunk][, encoding][, callback])
+##### writable.end([chunk[, encoding]][, callback])
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