diff --git a/doc/dynare.texi b/doc/dynare.texi
index 57359faaac0eabd4d955cd68752f715d86880644..b1d24cccc6e726b34023e5061b3c1193f8f88df5 100644
--- a/doc/dynare.texi
+++ b/doc/dynare.texi
@@ -4689,8 +4689,8 @@ line. The main directives are:
 @item
 @code{@@#define}, for defining a macro-processor variable,
 @item
-@code{@@#if}, @code{@@#then}, @code{@@#else}, @code{@@#endif} for
-conditional statements,
+@code{@@#if}, @code{@@#else}, @code{@@#endif} for conditional
+statements,
 @item
 @code{@@#for}, @code{@@#endfor} for constructing loops.
 @end itemize
diff --git a/doc/macroprocessor/macroprocessor.tex b/doc/macroprocessor/macroprocessor.tex
index d77336b631ff1b39c612f94a181b3cd36f6e39e9..152a8adad21d3b6eb76a10dc241aea1380c4399e 100644
--- a/doc/macroprocessor/macroprocessor.tex
+++ b/doc/macroprocessor/macroprocessor.tex
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     \begin{itemize}
     \item file inclusion
     \item loops (\textit{for} structure)
-    \item conditional inclusion (\textit{if/then/else} structures)
+    \item conditional inclusion (\textit{if/else} structures)
     \item expression substitution
     \end{itemize}
   \item Implemented in Dynare starting from version 4.0
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     \begin{itemize}
     \item file inclusion: \verb+@#include+
     \item definition a variable of the macro-processor: \verb+@#define+
-    \item conditional statements (\verb+@#if/@#then/@#else/@#endif+)
+    \item conditional statements (\verb+@#if/@#else/@#endif+)
     \item loop statements (\verb+@#for/@#endfor+)
     \end{itemize}
   \item In most cases, directives occupy exactly one line of text. In case of need, two anti-slashes (\verb+\\+) at the end of the line indicates that the directive is continued on the next line.