diff --git a/vmware_nsx/api_client/request.py b/vmware_nsx/api_client/request.py
index 953f34de69..d0eaabb8fc 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/api_client/request.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/api_client/request.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class ApiRequest(object):
             # If we receive any of these responses, then
             # our server did not process our request and may be in an
             # errored state. Raise an exception, which will cause the
-            # the conn to be released with is_conn_error == True
+            # conn to be released with is_conn_error == True
             # which puts the conn on the back of the client's priority
             # queue.
             if (response.status == httplib.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR and
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/common/nsxv_constants.py b/vmware_nsx/common/nsxv_constants.py
index 2d00626e79..9524a8c825 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/common/nsxv_constants.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/common/nsxv_constants.py
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ ROUTER_NAME_LENGTH = (78 - 1)
 
 # LoadBalancer Certificate constants
 #NOTE(abhiraut): Number of days specify the total number of days for which the
-#                the certificate will be active. This certificate will expire
-#                in 10 years. Once the backend API allows creation of certs
-#                which do not expire, the following constant should be removed.
+#                certificate will be active. This certificate will expire in
+#                10 years. Once the backend API allows creation of certs which
+#                do not expire, the following constant should be removed.
 CERT_NUMBER_OF_DAYS = 3650
 CSR_REQUEST = ("<csr><subject>"
                "<attribute><key>CN</key><value>metadata.nsx.local</value>"