diff --git a/app/assets/scripts/components/slate/plugins/reference/reference.js b/app/assets/scripts/components/slate/plugins/reference/reference.js
index 5f8d60cf..f02b3036 100644
--- a/app/assets/scripts/components/slate/plugins/reference/reference.js
+++ b/app/assets/scripts/components/slate/plugins/reference/reference.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export default function Reference(props) {
     return (
       <RefReadOnly>
         <Tip tag='span' title={referenceTitle}>
-          {`(${formatCitation(reference)})`}
+          {`${formatCitation(reference)}`}
           {children}
         </Tip>
       </RefReadOnly>