--- a/Doc/conf.py
+++ b/Doc/conf.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # ---------------------
 
 extensions = ['sphinx.ext.refcounting', 'sphinx.ext.coverage',
-              'sphinx.ext.doctest', 'pyspecific']
+              'sphinx.ext.doctest']
 templates_path = ['tools/sphinxext']
 
 # General substitutions.
--- a/Doc/tools/sphinxext/pyspecific.py
+++ b/Doc/tools/sphinxext/pyspecific.py
@@ -84,32 +84,6 @@
         return [pnode]
 
 
-# Support for documenting decorators
-
-from sphinx import addnodes
-from sphinx.domains.python import PyModulelevel, PyClassmember
-
-class PyDecoratorMixin(object):
-    def handle_signature(self, sig, signode):
-        ret = super(PyDecoratorMixin, self).handle_signature(sig, signode)
-        signode.insert(0, addnodes.desc_addname('@', '@'))
-        return ret
-
-    def needs_arglist(self):
-        return False
-
-class PyDecoratorFunction(PyDecoratorMixin, PyModulelevel):
-    def run(self):
-        # a decorator function is a function after all
-        self.name = 'py:function'
-        return PyModulelevel.run(self)
-
-class PyDecoratorMethod(PyDecoratorMixin, PyClassmember):
-    def run(self):
-        self.name = 'py:method'
-        return PyClassmember.run(self)
-
-
 # Support for documenting version of removal in deprecations
 
 from sphinx.locale import versionlabels
@@ -227,6 +201,7 @@
 # Support for documenting Opcodes
 
 import re
+from sphinx import addnodes
 
 opcode_sig_re = re.compile(r'(\w+(?:\+\d)?)(?:\s*\((.*)\))?')
 
@@ -280,5 +255,3 @@
     app.add_description_unit('pdbcommand', 'pdbcmd', '%s (pdb command)',
                              parse_pdb_command)
     app.add_description_unit('2to3fixer', '2to3fixer', '%s (2to3 fixer)')
-    app.add_directive_to_domain('py', 'decorator', PyDecoratorFunction)
-    app.add_directive_to_domain('py', 'decoratormethod', PyDecoratorMethod)
--- a/Doc/library/contextlib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/contextlib.rst
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 Functions provided:
 
 
-.. decorator:: contextmanager
+.. function:: contextmanager(func)
 
    This function is a :term:`decorator` that can be used to define a factory
    function for :keyword:`with` statement context managers, without needing to
--- a/Doc/library/abc.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/abc.rst
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 
 It also provides the following decorators:
 
-.. decorator:: abstractmethod(function)
+.. function:: abstractmethod(function)
 
    A decorator indicating abstract methods.
 
--- a/Doc/library/unittest.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/unittest.rst
@@ -647,20 +647,20 @@
 
 The following decorators implement test skipping and expected failures:
 
-.. decorator:: skip(reason)
+.. function:: skip(reason)
 
    Unconditionally skip the decorated test.  *reason* should describe why the
    test is being skipped.
 
-.. decorator:: skipIf(condition, reason)
+.. function:: skipIf(condition, reason)
 
    Skip the decorated test if *condition* is true.
 
-.. decorator:: skipUnless(condition, reason)
+.. function:: skipUnless(condition, reason)
 
    Skip the decorated test unless *condition* is true.
 
-.. decorator:: expectedFailure
+.. function:: expectedFailure
 
    Mark the test as an expected failure.  If the test fails when run, the test
    is not counted as a failure.
@@ -948,11 +948,11 @@
       :attr:`exception` attribute.  This can be useful if the intention
       is to perform additional checks on the exception raised::
 
-         with self.assertRaises(SomeException) as cm:
-             do_something()
+        with self.assertRaises(SomeException) as cm:
+            do_something()
 
-         the_exception = cm.exception
-         self.assertEqual(the_exception.error_code, 3)
+        the_exception = cm.exception
+        self.assertEqual(the_exception.error_code, 3)
 
       .. versionchanged:: 3.1
          Added the ability to use :meth:`assertRaises` as a context manager.
--- a/Doc/library/importlib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/importlib.rst
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@
 This module contains the various objects that help in the construction of
 an :term:`importer`.
 
-.. decorator:: module_for_loader
+.. function:: module_for_loader(method)
 
     A :term:`decorator` for a :term:`loader` method,
     to handle selecting the proper
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@
     Use of this decorator handles all the details of which module object a
     loader should initialize as specified by :pep:`302`.
 
-.. decorator:: set_loader
+.. function:: set_loader(fxn)
 
     A :term:`decorator` for a :term:`loader` method,
     to set the :attr:`__loader__`
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@
     does nothing. It is assumed that the first positional argument to the
     wrapped method is what :attr:`__loader__` should be set to.
 
-.. decorator:: set_package
+.. function:: set_package(fxn)
 
     A :term:`decorator` for a :term:`loader` to set the :attr:`__package__`
     attribute on the module returned by the loader. If :attr:`__package__` is
--- a/Doc/library/functools.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/functools.rst
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
    .. versionadded:: 3.2
 
 
-.. decorator:: total_ordering
+.. function:: total_ordering(cls)
 
    Given a class defining one or more rich comparison ordering methods, this
    class decorator supplies the rest.  This simplifies the effort involved
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
       Missing attributes no longer trigger an :exc:`AttributeError`.
 
 
-.. decorator:: wraps(wrapped, assigned=WRAPPER_ASSIGNMENTS, updated=WRAPPER_UPDATES)
+.. function:: wraps(wrapped, assigned=WRAPPER_ASSIGNMENTS, updated=WRAPPER_UPDATES)
 
    This is a convenience function for invoking ``partial(update_wrapper,
    wrapped=wrapped, assigned=assigned, updated=updated)`` as a function decorator
--- a/Doc/documenting/markup.rst
+++ b/Doc/documenting/markup.rst
@@ -177,37 +177,6 @@
    are modified), side effects, and possible exceptions.  A small example may be
    provided.
 
-.. describe:: decorator
-
-   Describes a decorator function.  The signature should *not* represent the
-   signature of the actual function, but the usage as a decorator.  For example,
-   given the functions
-
-   .. code-block:: python
-
-      def removename(func):
-          func.__name__ = ''
-          return func
-
-      def setnewname(name):
-          def decorator(func):
-              func.__name__ = name
-              return func
-          return decorator
-
-   the descriptions should look like this::
-
-      .. decorator:: removename
-
-         Remove name of the decorated function.
-
-      .. decorator:: setnewname(name)
-
-         Set name of the decorated function to *name*.
-
-   There is no ``deco`` role to link to a decorator that is marked up with
-   this directive; rather, use the ``:func:`` role.
-
 .. describe:: class
 
    Describes a class.  The signature can include parentheses with parameters
@@ -225,12 +194,6 @@
    parameter.  The description should include similar information to that
    described for ``function``.
 
-.. describe:: decoratormethod
-
-   Same as ``decorator``, but for decorators that are methods.
-
-   Refer to a decorator method using the ``:meth:`` role.
-
 .. describe:: opcode
 
    Describes a Python :term:`bytecode` instruction.