diff --git a/protocol/protocol.tex b/protocol/protocol.tex
index 46e38258..7a613881 100644
--- a/protocol/protocol.tex
+++ b/protocol/protocol.tex
@@ -2512,9 +2512,8 @@ Subtraction works similarly.
 
 Therefore, balance can be enforced by adding all of the \valueCommitments for
 \shieldedInputs, subtracting all of the \valueCommitments for \shieldedOutputs,
-and proving by use of a \bindingSignature (as described in \crossref{saplingbalance}
-and \crossref{bindingsig}) that the result commits to a value consistent with the
-net \transparent value change.
+and proving by use of a \bindingSignature (as described in \crossref{bindingsig})
+that the result commits to a value consistent with the net \transparent value change.
 This approach allows all of the \zkSNARK statements to be independent of
 each other, potentially increasing opportunities for precomputation.
 
@@ -2533,8 +2532,8 @@ for the whole \transaction to balance.
 
 \vspace{1.5ex}
 \begin{consensusrules}
-  \item \vspace{-1ex} The \transaction{} \MUST balance as specified in \crossref{saplingbalance}.
-  \item \vspace{-1ex} The \anchor of each \spendDescription{} \MUST refer to some earlier \block's final
+  \item \transaction{} \MUST balance as specified in \crossref{saplingbalance}.
+  \item The \anchor of each \spendDescription{} \MUST refer to some earlier \block's final
         \Sapling \treestate.
 \end{consensusrules}
 } %sapling