diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/markdown/browser/markdownSettingRenderer.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/markdown/browser/markdownSettingRenderer.ts
index fe1c3c04e266d..71f6b5992dec1 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/markdown/browser/markdownSettingRenderer.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/markdown/browser/markdownSettingRenderer.ts
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export class SimpleSettingRenderer {
 		return `<code tabindex="0"><a href="${href}" class="codesetting" title="${title}" aria-role="button"><svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 15 15" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor"><path d="M9.1 4.4L8.6 2H7.4l-.5 2.4-.7.3-2-1.3-.9.8 1.3 2-.2.7-2.4.5v1.2l2.4.5.3.8-1.3 2 .8.8 2-1.3.8.3.4 2.3h1.2l.5-2.4.8-.3 2 1.3.8-.8-1.3-2 .3-.8 2.3-.4V7.4l-2.4-.5-.3-.8 1.3-2-.8-.8-2 1.3-.7-.2zM9.4 1l.5 2.4L12 2.1l2 2-1.4 2.1 2.4.4v2.8l-2.4.5L14 12l-2 2-2.1-1.4-.5 2.4H6.6l-.5-2.4L4 13.9l-2-2 1.4-2.1L1 9.4V6.6l2.4-.5L2.1 4l2-2 2.1 1.4.4-2.4h2.8zm.6 7c0 1.1-.9 2-2 2s-2-.9-2-2 .9-2 2-2 2 .9 2 2zM8 9c.6 0 1-.4 1-1s-.4-1-1-1-1 .4-1 1 .4 1 1 1z"/></svg>
 			<span class="separator"></span>
 			<span class="setting-name">${setting.key}</span>
-		</a></code><code>`;
+		</a></code>`;
 	}
 
 	private getSettingMessage(setting: ISetting, newValue: boolean | string | number): string | undefined {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/markdown/test/browser/markdownSettingRenderer.test.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/markdown/test/browser/markdownSettingRenderer.test.ts
index 1889507c97429..2de1e350b3c6c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/markdown/test/browser/markdownSettingRenderer.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/markdown/test/browser/markdownSettingRenderer.test.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ suite('Markdown Setting Renderer Test', () => {
 			`<code tabindex="0"><a href="code-setting://example.booleanSetting/true" class="codesetting" title="View or change setting" aria-role="button"><svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 15 15" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor"><path d="M9.1 4.4L8.6 2H7.4l-.5 2.4-.7.3-2-1.3-.9.8 1.3 2-.2.7-2.4.5v1.2l2.4.5.3.8-1.3 2 .8.8 2-1.3.8.3.4 2.3h1.2l.5-2.4.8-.3 2 1.3.8-.8-1.3-2 .3-.8 2.3-.4V7.4l-2.4-.5-.3-.8 1.3-2-.8-.8-2 1.3-.7-.2zM9.4 1l.5 2.4L12 2.1l2 2-1.4 2.1 2.4.4v2.8l-2.4.5L14 12l-2 2-2.1-1.4-.5 2.4H6.6l-.5-2.4L4 13.9l-2-2 1.4-2.1L1 9.4V6.6l2.4-.5L2.1 4l2-2 2.1 1.4.4-2.4h2.8zm.6 7c0 1.1-.9 2-2 2s-2-.9-2-2 .9-2 2-2 2 .9 2 2zM8 9c.6 0 1-.4 1-1s-.4-1-1-1-1 .4-1 1 .4 1 1 1z"/></svg>
 			<span class="separator"></span>
 			<span class="setting-name">example.booleanSetting</span>
-		</a></code><code>`);
+		</a></code>`);
 	});
 
 	test('actions with no value', () => {