diff --git a/doc/Section_howto.html b/doc/Section_howto.html
index 6aba169a2f..4d1e6e290a 100644
--- a/doc/Section_howto.html
+++ b/doc/Section_howto.html
@@ -503,9 +503,9 @@ LJ epsilon, sigma of OH, HH = 0.0 <BR>
 <P>r0 of OH bond = 1.0<BR>
 theta of HOH angle = 109.47 <BR>
 </P>
-<P>To use TIP3P with a long-range Coulombic
-solver (Ewald or PPPM in LAMMPS), the only parameters that
-change are the partial charge assignments:
+<P>To use SPC with a long-range Coulombic solver (Ewald or PPPM in
+LAMMPS), the only parameters that change are the partial charge
+assignments:
 </P>
 <P>O charge = -0.8476<BR>
 H charge = 0.4238 <BR>
diff --git a/doc/Section_howto.txt b/doc/Section_howto.txt
index 5c5bcee23d..b23f9fd1ae 100644
--- a/doc/Section_howto.txt
+++ b/doc/Section_howto.txt
@@ -499,9 +499,9 @@ LJ epsilon, sigma of OH, HH = 0.0 :all(b),p
 r0 of OH bond = 1.0
 theta of HOH angle = 109.47 :all(b),p
 
-To use TIP3P with a long-range Coulombic
-solver (Ewald or PPPM in LAMMPS), the only parameters that
-change are the partial charge assignments:
+To use SPC with a long-range Coulombic solver (Ewald or PPPM in
+LAMMPS), the only parameters that change are the partial charge
+assignments:
 
 O charge = -0.8476
 H charge = 0.4238 :all(b),p