diff --git a/docs/gst/tmpl/gstelement.sgml b/docs/gst/tmpl/gstelement.sgml
index 6263b4e824..2a07afc6df 100644
--- a/docs/gst/tmpl/gstelement.sgml
+++ b/docs/gst/tmpl/gstelement.sgml
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ and gst_element_set_clock().  You can wait for the clock to reach a given
 
 </para>
 
-@:
-
 @gstelement: the object which received the signal.
 
 <!-- ##### SIGNAL GstElement::error ##### -->
@@ -85,11 +83,6 @@ and gst_element_set_clock().  You can wait for the clock to reach a given
 
 </para>
 
-@: 
-@: 
-@: 
-@:
-
 @gstelement: the object which received the signal.
 @arg1: 
 @arg2: 
@@ -100,10 +93,6 @@ and gst_element_set_clock().  You can wait for the clock to reach a given
 
 </para>
 
-@: 
-@: 
-@:
-
 @gstelement: the object which received the signal.
 @arg1: 
 @arg2: 
@@ -113,9 +102,6 @@ and gst_element_set_clock().  You can wait for the clock to reach a given
 
 </para>
 
-@: 
-@:
-
 @gstelement: the object which received the signal.
 @arg1: 
 
@@ -124,8 +110,6 @@ and gst_element_set_clock().  You can wait for the clock to reach a given
 
 </para>
 
-@:
-
 @gstelement: the object which received the signal.
 
 <!-- ##### SIGNAL GstElement::pad-removed ##### -->
@@ -133,9 +117,6 @@ and gst_element_set_clock().  You can wait for the clock to reach a given
 
 </para>
 
-@: 
-@:
-
 @gstelement: the object which received the signal.
 @arg1: 
 
@@ -144,10 +125,6 @@ and gst_element_set_clock().  You can wait for the clock to reach a given
 
 </para>
 
-@: 
-@: 
-@:
-
 @gstelement: the object which received the signal.
 @arg1: 
 @arg2: 
diff --git a/docs/gst/tmpl/gsttypes.sgml b/docs/gst/tmpl/gsttypes.sgml
index dcf6af2d83..b78624314b 100644
--- a/docs/gst/tmpl/gsttypes.sgml
+++ b/docs/gst/tmpl/gsttypes.sgml
@@ -127,58 +127,58 @@ template.
 
 </para>
 
-@gstelement: the object which received the signal.
+@: 
 
 <!-- ##### SIGNAL GstElement::error ##### -->
 <para>
 
 </para>
 
-@gstelement: the object which received the signal.
-@arg1: 
-@arg2: 
-@arg3: 
+@: 
+@: 
+@: 
+@: 
 
 <!-- ##### SIGNAL GstElement::found-tag ##### -->
 <para>
 
 </para>
 
-@gstelement: the object which received the signal.
-@arg1: 
-@arg2: 
+@: 
+@: 
+@: 
 
 <!-- ##### SIGNAL GstElement::new-pad ##### -->
 <para>
 
 </para>
 
-@gstelement: the object which received the signal.
-@arg1: 
+@: 
+@: 
 
 <!-- ##### SIGNAL GstElement::no-more-pads ##### -->
 <para>
 
 </para>
 
-@gstelement: the object which received the signal.
+@: 
 
 <!-- ##### SIGNAL GstElement::pad-removed ##### -->
 <para>
 
 </para>
 
-@gstelement: the object which received the signal.
-@arg1: 
+@: 
+@: 
 
 <!-- ##### SIGNAL GstElement::state-change ##### -->
 <para>
 
 </para>
 
-@gstelement: the object which received the signal.
-@arg1: 
-@arg2: 
+@: 
+@: 
+@: 
 
 <!-- ##### STRUCT GstElementClass ##### -->
 <para>
diff --git a/docs/libs/gstreamer-libs-docs.sgml b/docs/libs/gstreamer-libs-docs.sgml
index ac1f4d6683..14d151f243 100644
--- a/docs/libs/gstreamer-libs-docs.sgml
+++ b/docs/libs/gstreamer-libs-docs.sgml
@@ -35,4 +35,6 @@
 
   </chapter>
 
+  <index id="symbol-index"/>
+
 </book>