diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/CommitMergeStatus.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/CommitMergeStatus.java
index ef2bc2b..3d3d9b1 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/CommitMergeStatus.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/CommitMergeStatus.java
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@
   ALREADY_MERGED(""),
 
   /** */
-  PATH_CONFLICT("The change could not be merged due to a path conflict.\n"
+  PATH_CONFLICT("Change could not be merged due to a path conflict.\n"
                   + "\n"
                   + "Please rebase the change locally and upload the rebased commit for review."),
 
   /** */
   REBASE_MERGE_CONFLICT(
-      "The change could not be merged due to a conflict.\n"
+      "Change could not be merged due to a conflict.\n"
           + "\n"
           + "Please rebase the change locally and upload the rebased commit for review."),
 
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/MergeOp.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/MergeOp.java
index ba38f8f..e4c6e0a 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/MergeOp.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/MergeOp.java
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@
         for (ChangeData cd : queryProvider.get().submitted(destBranch)) {
           try {
             Change c = cd.change();
-            setNew(c, message(c, "Your change could not be merged, "
+            setNew(c, message(c, "Change could not be merged, "
                 + "because the destination branch does not exist anymore."));
           } catch (OrmException e) {
             log.error("Error setting change new", e);