diff --git a/core/classes/classes-docs.factor b/core/classes/classes-docs.factor
index 130844e797..147714692d 100644
--- a/core/classes/classes-docs.factor
+++ b/core/classes/classes-docs.factor
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ classes.predicate ;
 IN: classes
 
 ARTICLE: "builtin-classes" "Built-in classes"
-"Every object is an instance of to exactly one canonical " { $emphasis "built-in class" } " which defines its layout in memory and basic behavior."
+"Every object is an instance of exactly one canonical " { $emphasis "built-in class" } " which defines its layout in memory and basic behavior."
 $nl
 "Corresponding to every built-in class is a built-in type number. An object can be asked for its built-in type number:"
 { $subsection type }
diff --git a/core/slots/slots-docs.factor b/core/slots/slots-docs.factor
index 04db98c9b2..d8c8f5fbba 100644
--- a/core/slots/slots-docs.factor
+++ b/core/slots/slots-docs.factor
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ ARTICLE: "slots" "Slots"
 $nl
 { $link "tuples" } " are composed entirely of slots, and instances of " { $link "builtin-classes" } " consist of slots together with intrinsic data."
 $nl
-"The " 
 "The " { $snippet "\"slots\"" } " word property of built-in and tuple classes holds an array of " { $emphasis "slot specifiers" } " describing the slot layout of each instance."
 { $subsection slot-spec }
 "Each slot has a reader word; mutable slots have an optional writer word. All tuple slots are mutable, but some slots on built-in classes are not."