diff --git a/docs/formatdomain.rst b/docs/formatdomain.rst
index 3618b1212a..bbf26edeba 100644
--- a/docs/formatdomain.rst
+++ b/docs/formatdomain.rst
@@ -4725,7 +4725,6 @@ integration is required.
    </devices>
    ...
 
-:anchor:`<a id="elementsNICSDirect"/>`
 
 Direct attachment to physical interface
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/docs/formatnetwork.rst b/docs/formatnetwork.rst
index d956178e56..044c239985 100644
--- a/docs/formatnetwork.rst
+++ b/docs/formatnetwork.rst
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ to the physical LAN (if at all).
       interfaces to be used for a "direct" connection via macvtap using
       macvtap's "bridge" mode (if the forward element has one or more
       ``<interface>`` subelements, :since:`Since 0.9.4` ) (see `Direct
-      attachment to physical interface <formatdomain.html#elementsNICSDirect>`__
+      attachment to physical interface <formatdomain.html#direct-attachment-to-physical-interface>`__
       for descriptions of the various macvtap modes). libvirt doesn't attempt to
       manage the bridge interface at all, thus the ``<bridge>`` element's
       ``stp`` and ``delay`` attributes are not allowed; no iptables rules, IP
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ as the 'default' portgroup for the network), and each portgroup has a name, as
 well as various attributes and subelements associated with it. The currently
 supported subelements are ``<bandwidth>`` (described in `Quality of service`_)
 and ``<virtualport>`` (documented
-`here <formatdomain.html#elementsNICSDirect>`__). If a domain interface
+`here <formatdomain.html#direct-attachment-to-physical-interface>`__). If a domain interface
 definition specifies a portgroup (by adding a ``portgroup`` attribute to the
 ``<source>`` subelement), that portgroup's info will be merged into the
 interface's configuration. If no portgroup is given in the interface definition,
diff --git a/docs/formatnetworkport.rst b/docs/formatnetworkport.rst
index 394c65c2b7..40a4f0e85b 100644
--- a/docs/formatnetworkport.rst
+++ b/docs/formatnetworkport.rst
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ interface.
 The ``dev`` attribute provides the name of the physical network interface to
 which the port will be connected. The ``mode`` attribute describes how the
 connection will be setup and takes the same values described in the `domain
-XML <formatdomain.html#elementsNICSDirect>`__.
+XML <formatdomain.html#direct-attachment-to-physical-interface>`__.
 
 Host PCI
 ^^^^^^^^