diff --git a/lib/syntax.default b/lib/syntax.default
index a94b9ba13d..9f7cb271b2 100644
--- a/lib/syntax.default
+++ b/lib/syntax.default
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ $$
 \dbltopfraction
 \def{}{}
 \definecolor{}{}{,,}
+\DeleteShortVerb{} % from doc.sty, argument must be verbatim
 \DescribeMacro{}
 \discretionary{}{}{}
 \encl{}
@@ -495,6 +496,7 @@ $$
 \makelabel{translate}
 \makelabels
 \maketitle
+\MakeShortVerb{} % from doc.sty, argument must be verbatim
 \markboth{}{translate}
 \markright{translate}
 \mathversion{}
diff --git a/src/tex2lyx/test/test-insets.tex b/src/tex2lyx/test/test-insets.tex
index 531deb5b7c..2dea2448c9 100644
--- a/src/tex2lyx/test/test-insets.tex
+++ b/src/tex2lyx/test/test-insets.tex
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 \usepackage{makeidx}
 
 \usepackage{graphicx}
-\usepackage{doc}
 \usepackage{longtable}
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% LyX specific LaTeX commands.
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@
 \newcommand{\lyxarrow}{\leavevmode\,$\triangleright$\,\allowbreak}
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% User specified LaTeX commands.
+\usepackage{doc}
 \usepackage{subscript} % user specified as long as tex2lyx
 % produces a format less than 408