diff --git a/base/tools/evalpoly-compile/README.md b/base/tools/evalpoly-compile/README.md
index 27ffea0fd..d2e6baa38 100644
--- a/base/tools/evalpoly-compile/README.md
+++ b/base/tools/evalpoly-compile/README.md
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ var str = compile( [ 3.0, 2.0, 1.0 ] );
 
 In the example above, the output `string` would correspond to the following module:
 
+<!-- eslint-disable no-unused-expressions -->
+
 ```javascript
 'use strict';
 
@@ -61,7 +63,6 @@ In the example above, the output `string` would correspond to the following modu
 *
 * [horners-method]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horner%27s_method
 *
-*
 * @private
 * @param {number} x - value at which to evaluate the polynomial
 * @returns {number} evaluated polynomial
diff --git a/base/tools/evalrational-compile/README.md b/base/tools/evalrational-compile/README.md
index ddad44c08..bac477150 100644
--- a/base/tools/evalrational-compile/README.md
+++ b/base/tools/evalrational-compile/README.md
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ In the example above, the output `string` would correspond to the following modu
 *
 * [horners-method]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horner%27s_method
 *
-*
 * @private
 * @param {number} x - value at which to evaluate the rational function
 * @returns {number} evaluated rational function