diff --git a/include/mbedtls/config.h b/include/mbedtls/config.h
index 40f9d6b1a..70a97405a 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/config.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/config.h
@@ -1784,8 +1784,8 @@
  *
  * Fallback to old (pre-2.7), non-conforming implementation of the truncated
  * HMAC extension which also truncates the HMAC key. Note that this option is
- * only meant for a transitory upgrade period and is likely to be removed in
- * a future version of the library.
+ * only meant for a transitory upgrade period and will be removed in a future
+ * version of the library.
  *
  * \warning The old implementation is non-compliant and has a security weakness
  *          (2^80 brute force attack on the HMAC key used for a single,
@@ -1794,7 +1794,7 @@
  *          bandwidth, and (2) the peer is an Mbed TLS stack that doesn't use
  *          the fixed implementation yet (pre-2.7).
  *
- * \deprecated This option is deprecated and will likely be removed in a
+ * \deprecated This option is deprecated and will be removed in a
  *             future version of Mbed TLS.
  *
  * Uncomment to fallback to old, non-compliant truncated HMAC implementation.
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
index b5ad4453b..1666f8c86 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
@@ -3188,7 +3188,7 @@ void mbedtls_ssl_conf_extended_master_secret( mbedtls_ssl_config *conf, char ems
  * \warning        Use of RC4 in DTLS/TLS has been prohibited by RFC 7465
  *                 for security reasons. Use at your own risk.
  *
- * \note           This function is deprecated and will likely be removed in
+ * \note           This function is deprecated and will be removed in
  *                 a future version of the library.
  *                 RC4 is disabled by default at compile time and needs to be
  *                 actively enabled for use with legacy systems.