diff --git a/R/defunct.R b/R/defunct.R
index db60843c7..cadfef846 100644
--- a/R/defunct.R
+++ b/R/defunct.R
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@
 #' it will try to cast all the character columns, which can be long for very wide
 #' tables.
 #' @inheritParams st_read
-#' @docType package
 #' @export  st_read_db st_write_db
-#' @aliases st_read_db, st_write_db
+#' @aliases sf-package st_read_db, st_write_db
 #' @section Details:
 #' \tabular{rl}{
 #'   \code{st_read_db} \tab now a synonym for \code{\link{st_read}}\cr
diff --git a/man/sf-defunct.Rd b/man/sf-defunct.Rd
index 8c7672ab3..d4ec56d10 100644
--- a/man/sf-defunct.Rd
+++ b/man/sf-defunct.Rd
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 % Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
 % Please edit documentation in R/defunct.R
-\docType{package}
 \name{sf-defunct}
 \alias{sf-defunct}
 \alias{st_read_db}
+\alias{sf-package}
 \alias{st_read_db,}
 \alias{st_write_db}
 \title{Deprecated functions in \code{sf}}