diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/ContractVerifierExtension.java b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/ContractVerifierExtension.java
index efdfacc8a8..3462ce68ae 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/ContractVerifierExtension.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/ContractVerifierExtension.java
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ public class ContractVerifierExtension implements Serializable {
 	/**
 	 * The path in the JAR with all the contracts where contracts for this particular service lay.
 	 * If not provided will be resolved to {@code groupid/artifactid}. Example:
-	 * <p></p>
 	 * If {@code groupid} is {@code com.example} and {@code artifactid} is {@code service} then the resolved path will be
 	 * {@code /com/example/artifactid}
 	 */
@@ -187,11 +186,8 @@ public class ContractVerifierExtension implements Serializable {
 	/**
 	 * A way to override any base class mappings. The keys are regular expressions on the package name
 	 * and the values FQN to a base class for that given expression.
-	 * <p></p>
 	 * Example of a mapping
-	 * <p></p>
 	 * {@code .*.com.example.v1..*} -> {@code com.example.SomeBaseClass}
-	 * <p></p>
 	 * When a contract's package matches the provided regular expression then extending class will be the one
 	 * provided in the map - in this case {@code com.example.SomeBaseClass}
 	 */
@@ -805,4 +801,4 @@ public class ContractVerifierExtension implements Serializable {
 					'}';
 		}
 	}
-}
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+}