diff --git a/doc/source/cors.rst b/doc/source/cors.rst
index 1de1d5f6a0..3dc07d3e3a 100644
--- a/doc/source/cors.rst
+++ b/doc/source/cors.rst
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ The supported headers are,
 +------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+
 | X-Container-Meta-Access-Control-Expose-Headers | Headers exposed to the user  |
 |                                                | agent (e.g. browser) in the  |
-|                                                | the actual request response. |
+|                                                | actual request response.     |
 |                                                | Space separated.             |
 +------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+
 
diff --git a/etc/swift.conf-sample b/etc/swift.conf-sample
index 5bd57e6864..78684730e2 100644
--- a/etc/swift.conf-sample
+++ b/etc/swift.conf-sample
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [swift-hash]
 
 # swift_hash_path_suffix and swift_hash_path_prefix are used as part of the
-# the hashing algorithm when determining data placement in the cluster.
+# hashing algorithm when determining data placement in the cluster.
 # These values should remain secret and MUST NOT change
 # once a cluster has been deployed.
 # Use only printable chars (python -c "import string; print(string.printable)")