diff --git a/src/core/doc/deprecated-example.h b/src/core/doc/deprecated-example.h
index bc14f4b00..61e288081 100644
--- a/src/core/doc/deprecated-example.h
+++ b/src/core/doc/deprecated-example.h
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
  * \deprecated This method will go away in future versions of ns-3.
  * See instead TheNewWay()
  */
-NS_DEPRECATED(void SomethingUseful (void) ); 
+NS_DEPRECATED
+void SomethingUseful (void);
 /*
  * Do something more useful.
  */
diff --git a/src/core/model/deprecated.h b/src/core/model/deprecated.h
index cd9c0ebdb..9a54807a9 100644
--- a/src/core/model/deprecated.h
+++ b/src/core/model/deprecated.h
@@ -45,17 +45,19 @@
 /* Test for GCC >= 4.1 */
 #define GCC_VERSION (__GNUC__ * 10000 + __GNUC_MINOR__ * 100)
 #if (GCC_VERSION >= 40100)
-#define NS_DEPRECATED(x) x  __attribute__ ((deprecated))
+#define NS_DEPRECATED  __attribute__ ((deprecated))
 #endif
 #undef GCC_VERSION
 
 
 #elif defined(__clang__) || defined(__llvm__)
-#define NS_DEPRECATED(x) x  __attribute__ ((deprecated))
+#define NS_DEPRECATED  __attribute__ ((deprecated))
+
 #elif defined(_MSC_VER)
-#define NS_DEPRECATED __declspec(deprecated) x
+#define NS_DEPRECATED __declspec(deprecated)
+
 #else
-#define NS_DEPRECATED(x) x
+#define NS_DEPRECATED
 #endif
 
 #endif /* NS3_DEPRECATED_H */
diff --git a/src/core/model/type-id.h b/src/core/model/type-id.h
index 1ef16d622..b107ac30b 100644
--- a/src/core/model/type-id.h
+++ b/src/core/model/type-id.h
@@ -399,10 +399,10 @@ public:
    * \returns this TypeId instance.
    * \deprecated
    */
-  NS_DEPRECATED (
+  NS_DEPRECATED
   TypeId AddTraceSource (std::string name,
                          std::string help,
-                         Ptr<const TraceSourceAccessor> accessor) );
+                         Ptr<const TraceSourceAccessor> accessor);
   
   /**
    * Record a new TraceSource.
diff --git a/src/network/utils/data-rate.h b/src/network/utils/data-rate.h
index 8e7290cc8..5cca1c691 100644
--- a/src/network/utils/data-rate.h
+++ b/src/network/utils/data-rate.h
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ public:
    * \deprecated This method will go away in future versions of ns-3.
    * See instead CalculateBytesTxTime()
    */
-  NS_DEPRECATED (double CalculateTxTime (uint32_t bytes) const );
+  NS_DEPRECATED
+  double CalculateTxTime (uint32_t bytes) const;
 
   /**
    * Get the underlying bitrate
diff --git a/src/network/utils/ipv6-address.h b/src/network/utils/ipv6-address.h
index ff675ca2f..e1e0d2b9d 100644
--- a/src/network/utils/ipv6-address.h
+++ b/src/network/utils/ipv6-address.h
@@ -229,7 +229,8 @@ public:
    *
    * \return true if "all hosts multicast", false otherwise
    */
-  NS_DEPRECATED (bool IsAllHostsMulticast () const );
+  NS_DEPRECATED
+  bool IsAllHostsMulticast () const;
 
   /**
    * \brief If the IPv6 address is a link-local address (fe80::/64).
diff --git a/src/uan/model/uan-phy-dual.h b/src/uan/model/uan-phy-dual.h
index 79af39996..03db45987 100644
--- a/src/uan/model/uan-phy-dual.h
+++ b/src/uan/model/uan-phy-dual.h
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public:
   virtual void SetReceiveErrorCallback (RxErrCallback cb);
   virtual void SetRxGainDb (double gain);
   virtual void SetTxPowerDb (double txpwr);
-  NS_DEPRECATED (virtual void SetRxThresholdDb (double thresh) );
+  NS_DEPRECATED virtual void SetRxThresholdDb (double thresh);
   virtual void SetCcaThresholdDb (double thresh);
   virtual double GetRxGainDb (void);
   virtual double GetTxPowerDb (void);
diff --git a/src/wifi/helper/wifi-helper.h b/src/wifi/helper/wifi-helper.h
index 5db5ab030..8a55fcb03 100644
--- a/src/wifi/helper/wifi-helper.h
+++ b/src/wifi/helper/wifi-helper.h
@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@ public:
    * \deprecated This method will go away in future versions of ns-3.
    * The constructor of the class is now performing the same job, which makes this function useless.
    */
-  NS_DEPRECATED (static WifiHelper Default (void) );
+  NS_DEPRECATED
+  static WifiHelper Default (void);
 
   /**
    * \param type the type of ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager to create.