diff --git a/actioncable/lib/action_cable/channel/test_case.rb b/actioncable/lib/action_cable/channel/test_case.rb
index d654503b8c..d3b38ca515 100644
--- a/actioncable/lib/action_cable/channel/test_case.rb
+++ b/actioncable/lib/action_cable/channel/test_case.rb
@@ -142,12 +142,14 @@ def connection_gid(ids)
     # ActionCable::Channel::TestCase will also automatically provide the following
     # instance methods for use in the tests:
     #
-    # **connection**
+    # connection
     # :   An ActionCable::Channel::ConnectionStub, representing the current HTTP
     #     connection.
-    # **subscription**
+    #
+    # subscription
     # :   An instance of the current channel, created when you call `subscribe`.
-    # **transmissions**
+    #
+    # transmissions
     # :   A list of all messages that have been transmitted into the channel.
     #
     #
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb
index 1275300904..d838c097d0 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb
@@ -288,14 +288,16 @@ def load!
   # ActionController::TestCase will also automatically provide the following
   # instance variables for use in the tests:
   #
-  # **@controller**
+  # @controller
   # :   The controller instance that will be tested.
-  # **@request**
+  #
+  # @request
   # :   An ActionController::TestRequest, representing the current HTTP request.
   #     You can modify this object before sending the HTTP request. For example,
   #     you might want to set some session properties before sending a GET
   #     request.
-  # **@response**
+  #
+  # @response
   # :   An ActionDispatch::TestResponse object, representing the response of the
   #     last HTTP response. In the above example, `@response` becomes valid after
   #     calling `post`. If the various assert methods are not sufficient, then you