diff --git a/ceilometer/hardware/notifications/ipmi.py b/ceilometer/hardware/notifications/ipmi.py
index 35fc7520d..87adaa81f 100644
--- a/ceilometer/hardware/notifications/ipmi.py
+++ b/ceilometer/hardware/notifications/ipmi.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class SensorNotification(plugin.NotificationBase):
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_targets(conf):
-        """oslo.messaging.TargetS for this this plugin."""
+        """oslo.messaging.TargetS for this plugin."""
         return [messaging.Target(topic=topic,
                                  exchange=conf.ironic_exchange)
                 for topic in conf.notification_topics]
diff --git a/ceilometer/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py b/ceilometer/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py
index c951b9a48..43800274b 100644
--- a/ceilometer/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/ceilometer/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class Connection(base.Connection):
                  .delete())
 
             rows = sample_q.delete()
-            # remove Meter defintions with no matching samples
+            # remove Meter definitions with no matching samples
             (session.query(models.Meter)
              .filter(~models.Meter.samples.any())
              .delete(synchronize_session='fetch'))