diff --git a/source/includes/note-geospatial-index-must-exist.rst b/source/includes/note-geospatial-index-must-exist.rst
index 34c66e95e4f..f36141f37aa 100644
--- a/source/includes/note-geospatial-index-must-exist.rst
+++ b/source/includes/note-geospatial-index-must-exist.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .. versionchanged:: 2.2.3
-   Applications can use this operator *without* having a geospatial
+   Applications can use |operator| *without* having a geospatial
    index. However, geospatial indexes support much faster queries than
    the unindexed equivalents. Before 2.2.3, a geospatial index *must*
    exist on a field holding coordinates before using any of the
diff --git a/source/reference/operator/box.txt b/source/reference/operator/box.txt
index 139b8dd4903..687ea2ab892 100644
--- a/source/reference/operator/box.txt
+++ b/source/reference/operator/box.txt
@@ -40,4 +40,6 @@ $box
                                                 [ [ 0 , 0 ] ,
                                                   [ 100 , 100 ] ] } } } )
 
+   .. |operator| replace:: :operator:`$box`
+
    .. include:: /includes/note-geospatial-index-must-exist.rst
diff --git a/source/reference/operator/center.txt b/source/reference/operator/center.txt
index 3bff027b746..2a40a00026c 100644
--- a/source/reference/operator/center.txt
+++ b/source/reference/operator/center.txt
@@ -44,4 +44,6 @@ $center
                                 { $center : [ [-74, 40.74], 10 ] }
                       } } )
 
+   .. |operator| replace:: :operator:`$center`
+
    .. include:: /includes/note-geospatial-index-must-exist.rst
diff --git a/source/reference/operator/centerSphere.txt b/source/reference/operator/centerSphere.txt
index df63c152224..a875f5150c6 100644
--- a/source/reference/operator/centerSphere.txt
+++ b/source/reference/operator/centerSphere.txt
@@ -48,4 +48,6 @@ $centerSphere
                                    [ [ 88 , 30 ] , 10 / 3959 ]
                       } } } )
 
+   .. |operator| replace:: :operator:`$centerSphere`
+
    .. include:: /includes/note-geospatial-index-must-exist.rst
diff --git a/source/reference/operator/polygon.txt b/source/reference/operator/polygon.txt
index f420277d518..8662973b445 100644
--- a/source/reference/operator/polygon.txt
+++ b/source/reference/operator/polygon.txt
@@ -44,4 +44,6 @@ $polygon
                                                             [ 3 , 6 ] ,
                                                             [ 6 , 0 ] ] } } } )
 
+   .. |operator| replace:: :operator:`$polygon`
+
    .. include:: /includes/note-geospatial-index-must-exist.rst