diff --git a/validation/severity.rst b/validation/severity.rst
index b10d95ec5c0..b9d532c3323 100644
--- a/validation/severity.rst
+++ b/validation/severity.rst
@@ -155,10 +155,7 @@ so that the severity is added as an additional HTML class:
         {%- if errors|length > 0 -%}
         <ul>
             {%- for error in errors -%}
-                {% if error.constraint.payload.severity is defined %}
-                    {% set severity = error.constraint.payload.severity %}
-                {% endif %}
-                <li{% if severity is defined %} class="{{ severity }}"{% endif %}>{{ error.message }}</li>
+                <li class="{{ error.constraint.payload.severity ?? '' }}">{{ error.message }}</li>
             {%- endfor -%}
         </ul>
         {%- endif -%}