diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitlab.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitlab.nix
index 0bf2bca4a0b8..2a823c766225 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitlab.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitlab.nix
@@ -340,8 +340,7 @@ in {
         apply = x: x * 60 * 60;
         description = ''
           How long to keep the backups around, in
-          hours. <literal>0</literal> means <quote>keep
-          forever</quote>.
+          hours. <literal>0</literal> means “keep forever”.
         '';
       };
 
@@ -416,8 +415,8 @@ in {
         type = types.str;
         default = "";
         description = ''
-          GitLab database hostname. An empty string means <quote>use
-          local unix socket connection</quote>.
+          GitLab database hostname. An empty string means
+          “use local unix socket connection”.
         '';
       };
 
@@ -752,8 +751,7 @@ in {
         description = ''
           The number of worker processes Puma should spawn. This
           controls the amount of parallel Ruby code can be
-          executed. GitLab recommends <quote>Number of CPU cores -
-          1</quote>, but at least two.
+          executed. GitLab recommends <literal>Number of CPU cores - 1</literal>, but at least two.
 
           <note>
             <para>
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/discourse.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/discourse.nix
index 15b976e75640..c815e60b756b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/discourse.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/discourse.nix
@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@ in
           file in the upstream distribution to find available options.
 
           Setting an option to <literal>null</literal> means
-          <quote>define variable, but leave right-hand side
-          empty</quote>.
+          “define variable, but leave right-hand side empty”.
         '';
       };
 
@@ -242,8 +241,8 @@ in
           type = with lib.types; nullOr str;
           default = null;
           description = ''
-            Discourse database hostname. <literal>null</literal> means <quote>prefer
-            local unix socket connection</quote>.
+            Discourse database hostname. <literal>null</literal> means
+            “prefer local unix socket connection”.
           '';
         };
 
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/nextcloud.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/nextcloud.nix
index 0b5dcaa03e78..1e80eb0044be 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/nextcloud.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/nextcloud.nix
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ in {
         here because it has the side-effect that personal information is even accessible to
         unauthenticated users by default.
 
-        By default, the following properties are set to <quote>Show to everyone</quote>
+        By default, the following properties are set to “Show to everyone”
         if this flag is enabled:
         <itemizedlist>
         <listitem><para>About</para></listitem>