diff --git a/java/libphonenumber/src/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/PhoneNumberUtil.java b/java/libphonenumber/src/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/PhoneNumberUtil.java
index 25d8a6b9b..253f937ed 100644
--- a/java/libphonenumber/src/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/PhoneNumberUtil.java
+++ b/java/libphonenumber/src/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/PhoneNumberUtil.java
@@ -1803,7 +1803,7 @@ public class PhoneNumberUtil {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Gets the national significant number of the a phone number. Note a national significant number
+   * Gets the national significant number of a phone number. Note a national significant number
    * doesn't contain a national prefix or any formatting.
    *
    * @param number  the phone number for which the national significant number is needed
diff --git a/javascript/i18n/phonenumbers/phonenumberutil.js b/javascript/i18n/phonenumbers/phonenumberutil.js
index 2e058245f..1a72dd0c6 100644
--- a/javascript/i18n/phonenumbers/phonenumberutil.js
+++ b/javascript/i18n/phonenumbers/phonenumberutil.js
@@ -2437,7 +2437,7 @@ i18n.phonenumbers.PhoneNumberUtil.prototype.
 
 
 /**
- * Gets the national significant number of the a phone number. Note a national
+ * Gets the national significant number of a phone number. Note a national
  * significant number doesn't contain a national prefix or any formatting.
  *
  * @param {i18n.phonenumbers.PhoneNumber} number the phone number for which the