diff --git a/aio/content/guide/deprecations.md b/aio/content/guide/deprecations.md
index 9fc5ba870b2..266e29bb55f 100644
--- a/aio/content/guide/deprecations.md
+++ b/aio/content/guide/deprecations.md
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ This section contains a complete list all of the currently-deprecated APIs, with
 | [`entryComponents`](api/core/NgModule#entryComponents)                             | none                                                                               | v9                    | See [`entryComponents`](#entryComponents)                                                                                                                                                                                                |
 | [`ANALYZE_FOR_ENTRY_COMPONENTS`](api/core/ANALYZE_FOR_ENTRY_COMPONENTS)            | none                                                                               | v9                    | See [`ANALYZE_FOR_ENTRY_COMPONENTS`](#entryComponents)                                                                                                                                                                                   |
 | [`WrappedValue`](api/core/WrappedValue)                                            | none                                                                               | v10                   | See [removing `WrappedValue`](#wrapped-value)                                                                                                                                                                                            |
-| [`async`](api/core/testing/async)                                                  | [`waitForAsync`](api/core/testing/waitForAsync)                                    | v11                   | The `async` function from `@angular/core/testing` has been renamed to `waitForAsync` in order to avoid confusion with the native JavaScript `async` syntax. The existing function is deprecated and will be removed in a future version. |
+| [`async`](api/core/testing/async)                                                  | [`waitForAsync`](api/core/testing/waitForAsync)                                    | v11                   | The [`async`](api/core/testing/async) function from `@angular/core/testing` has been renamed to `waitForAsync` in order to avoid confusion with the native JavaScript <code class="no-auto-link">async</code> syntax. The existing function is deprecated and will be removed in a future version. |
 | `ViewChildren.emitDistinctChangesOnly` / `ContentChildren.emitDistinctChangesOnly` | none (was part of [issue #40091](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/40091)) |                       | This is a temporary flag introduced as part of bugfix of [issue #40091](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/40091) and will be removed.                                                                                            |
 
 {@a testing}
diff --git a/aio/content/guide/migration-update-module-and-target-compiler-options.md b/aio/content/guide/migration-update-module-and-target-compiler-options.md
index 4a520762bcd..a8e7ba0beaa 100644
--- a/aio/content/guide/migration-update-module-and-target-compiler-options.md
+++ b/aio/content/guide/migration-update-module-and-target-compiler-options.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ This migration provides improvements to the long-term supportability of projects
 For the functionality that executes on Node.js, such as Universal and Protractor, the new settings provide performance and troubleshooting benefits as well.
 The minimum Node.js version for the Angular CLI (v10.13) supports features in ES2018 and earlier.
 By targeting later ES versions, the compiler transforms less code and can use newer features directly.
-Since zone.js does not support native `async` and `await`, the universal builds still target ES2016.
+Since zone.js does not support native <code class="no-auto-link">async</code> and `await`, the universal builds still target ES2016.
 
 ## Why `"es2020"` instead of `"esnext"`?