diff --git a/CHANGELOG.develop b/CHANGELOG.develop
index cec034a5e..bdb14255c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.develop
+++ b/CHANGELOG.develop
@@ -566,6 +566,8 @@ Other:
   - Added missing force argument to the =spacemacs//init-spacemacs-env= call in
     the function =spacemacs/load-spacemacs-env= (thanks to sergeiz2)
   - Fixed =spacemacs/alternate-buffer= to restore point.
+  - Removed Unicode triple dot in both =dotspacemacs-smart-closing-parenthesis=
+    variable comments in favor of the ASCII one (thanks to nshadov)
 - Other:
   - New function =configuration-layer/message= to display message in
     =*Messages*= buffer (thanks to Sylvain Benner)
diff --git a/core/core-dotspacemacs.el b/core/core-dotspacemacs.el
index e22dedfa0..f1028c94d 100644
--- a/core/core-dotspacemacs.el
+++ b/core/core-dotspacemacs.el
@@ -368,8 +368,8 @@ Has no effect if `dotspacemacs-enable-server' is nil.")
 
 (defvar dotspacemacs-smart-closing-parenthesis nil
   "If non-nil pressing the closing parenthesis `)' key in insert mode passes
-over any automatically added closing parenthesis, bracket, quote, etc…
-This can be temporary disabled by pressing `C-q' before `)'.")
+over any automatically added closing parenthesis, bracket, quote, etc...
+This can be temporary disabled by pressing `C-q' before `)'. (default nil)")
 
 (defvar dotspacemacs-zone-out-when-idle nil
   "Either nil or a number of seconds. If non-nil zone out after the specified
diff --git a/core/templates/.spacemacs.template b/core/templates/.spacemacs.template
index b4e919bee..ae06b3187 100644
--- a/core/templates/.spacemacs.template
+++ b/core/templates/.spacemacs.template
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ It should only modify the values of Spacemacs settings."
    dotspacemacs-smartparens-strict-mode nil
 
    ;; If non-nil pressing the closing parenthesis `)' key in insert mode passes
-   ;; over any automatically added closing parenthesis, bracket, quote, etc…
+   ;; over any automatically added closing parenthesis, bracket, quote, etc...
    ;; This can be temporary disabled by pressing `C-q' before `)'. (default nil)
    dotspacemacs-smart-closing-parenthesis nil