diff --git a/source/expressions.tex b/source/expressions.tex
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@@ -4258,7 +4258,7 @@
 then let \tcode{T1} be the type of \tcode{E1}.
 \tcode{E2} shall designate either
 a member of \tcode{T1} or
-a direct base class relationship $(\tcode{T1}, \tcode{B})$.
+a direct base class relationship.
 
 \pnum
 If \tcode{E2} designates a bit-field, \tcode{E1.E2} is a bit-field. The