diff --git a/Lib/pydoc.py b/Lib/pydoc.py
index c0e26efa70e4314..a586d35866b038f 100644
--- a/Lib/pydoc.py
+++ b/Lib/pydoc.py
@@ -2012,7 +2012,6 @@ class Helper:
         ':=': 'ASSIGNMENTEXPRESSIONS',
         '_': 'PRIVATENAMES',
         '__': 'PRIVATENAMES SPECIALMETHODS',
-        '`': 'BACKQUOTES',
         '(': 'TUPLES FUNCTIONS CALLS',
         ')': 'TUPLES FUNCTIONS CALLS',
         '[': 'LISTS SUBSCRIPTS SLICINGS',
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pydoc/test_pydoc.py b/Lib/test/test_pydoc/test_pydoc.py
index 896d961defe09df..a63530c29058275 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pydoc/test_pydoc.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pydoc/test_pydoc.py
@@ -2294,6 +2294,14 @@ def test_keywords(self):
         self.assertEqual(sorted(pydoc.Helper.keywords),
                          sorted(keyword.kwlist + ['case', 'match', 'lazy']))
 
+    def test_symbols(self):
+        # gh-161414
+        for symbol in pydoc.Helper.symbols:
+            with self.subTest(symbol=symbol):
+                buf = StringIO()
+                pydoc.Helper(output=buf).showsymbol(symbol)
+                self.assertNotIn('no documentation found', buf.getvalue())
+
     def test_interact_empty_line_continues(self):
         # gh-138568: test pressing Enter without input should continue in help session
         self.assertEqual(
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-11-05-11-59-58.gh-issue-161414.Xnxe8A.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-11-05-11-59-58.gh-issue-161414.Xnxe8A.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..7536c5c25a13f5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-11-05-11-59-58.gh-issue-161414.Xnxe8A.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Remove the backquote from the symbols listed by :func:`help`, asking for help on it reported that no
+documentation was found.