diff --git a/doc/api/buffer.md b/doc/api/buffer.md
index 713024a21bd1ce..2d37c65b8d3b6b 100644
--- a/doc/api/buffer.md
+++ b/doc/api/buffer.md
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ changes:
 * `value` {string|Buffer|Uint8Array|integer} What to search for.
 * `byteOffset` {integer} Where to begin searching in `buf`. If negative, then
   offset is calculated from the end of `buf`. **Default:**
-  [`buf.length`][] `- 1`.
+  `buf.length - 1`.
 * `encoding` {string} If `value` is a string, this is the encoding used to
   determine the binary representation of the string that will be searched for in
   `buf`. **Default:** `'utf8'`.
diff --git a/test/README.md b/test/README.md
index fcfafb492bc5d8..ad9d87a7e93051 100644
--- a/test/README.md
+++ b/test/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ For the tests to run on Windows, be sure to clone Node.js source code with the
 
 | Directory           | Runs on CI      | Purpose         |
 | ------------------- | --------------- | --------------- |
-| `abort`             | Yes             | Tests for when the  ``` --abort-on-uncaught-exception ``` flag is used. |
+| `abort`             | Yes             | Tests for when the `--abort-on-uncaught-exception` flag is used. |
 | `addons`            | Yes             | Tests for [addon](https://nodejs.org/api/addons.html) functionality along with some tests that require an addon. |
 | `async-hooks`        | Yes            | Tests for [async_hooks](https://nodejs.org/api/async_hooks.html) functionality. |
 | `benchmark`          | No             | Test minimal functionality of benchmarks. |
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ For the tests to run on Windows, be sure to clone Node.js source code with the
 | `internet`           | No             | Tests that make real outbound network connections. Tests for networking related modules may also be present in other directories, but those tests do not make outbound connections. |
 | `js-native-api`      | Yes            | Tests for Node.js-agnostic [n-api](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html) functionality. |
 | `known_issues`       | Yes            | Tests reproducing known issues within the system. All tests inside of this directory are expected to fail. If a test doesn't fail on certain platforms, those should be skipped via `known_issues.status`. |
-| `message`            | Yes            | Tests for messages that are output for various conditions (```console.log```, error messages etc.) |
+| `message`            | Yes            | Tests for messages that are output for various conditions (`console.log`, error messages etc.) |
 | `node-api`           | Yes            | Tests for Node.js-specific [n-api](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html) functionality. |
 | `parallel`           | Yes            | Various tests that are able to be run in parallel. |
 | `pseudo-tty`         | Yes            | Tests that require stdin/stdout/stderr to be a TTY. |
 | `pummel`             | No             | Various tests for various modules / system functionality operating under load. |
 | `sequential`         | Yes            | Various tests that must not run in parallel. |
 | `testpy`             |                | Test configuration utility used by various test suites. |
-| `tick-processor`     | No             | Tests for the V8 tick processor integration. The tests are for the logic in ```lib/internal/v8_prof_processor.js``` and  ```lib/internal/v8_prof_polyfill.js```. The tests confirm that the profile processor packages the correct set of scripts from V8 and introduces the correct platform specific logic. |
+| `tick-processor`     | No             | Tests for the V8 tick processor integration. The tests are for the logic in `lib/internal/v8_prof_processor.js` and `lib/internal/v8_prof_polyfill.js`. The tests confirm that the profile processor packages the correct set of scripts from V8 and introduces the correct platform specific logic. |
 | `v8-updates`         | No             | Tests for V8 performance integration. |