diff --git a/libvips/foreign/foreign.c b/libvips/foreign/foreign.c
index f3ec8133..0c310f9b 100644
--- a/libvips/foreign/foreign.c
+++ b/libvips/foreign/foreign.c
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ vips_foreign_load_init( VipsForeignLoad *load )
 	load->access = VIPS_ACCESS_RANDOM;
 }
 
-/**
+/*
  * Loaders can call this
  */
 
diff --git a/libvips/resample/reduceh.cpp b/libvips/resample/reduceh.cpp
index 6922a903..dc41cdfb 100644
--- a/libvips/resample/reduceh.cpp
+++ b/libvips/resample/reduceh.cpp
@@ -57,17 +57,6 @@
 #include "presample.h"
 #include "templates.h"
 
-/**
- * VipsKernel: 
- * @VIPS_KERNEL_NEAREST: nearest-neighbour
- * @VIPS_KERNEL_LINEAR: linear interpolation
- * @VIPS_KERNEL_CUBIC: cubic interpolation
- * @VIPS_KERNEL_LANCZOS2: lanczos2 interpolation
- * @VIPS_KERNEL_LANCZOS3: lanczos3 interpolation
- *
- * 1D resampling kernels. 
- */
-
 typedef struct _VipsReduceh {
 	VipsResample parent_instance;