diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.adoc b/Documentation/git-add.adoc
index 906db7ccf3..40f94b11fe 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-add.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.adoc
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ for `git add --no-all <pathspec>...`, i.e. ignored removed files.
 
 `--`::
 	This option can be used to separate command-line options from
-	the list of files, (useful when filenames might be mistaken
+	the list of files (useful when filenames might be mistaken
 	for command-line options).
 
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rm.adoc b/Documentation/git-rm.adoc
index b5ead86796..67061e961f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rm.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-rm.adoc
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ For more details, see the _<pathspec>_ entry in linkgit:gitglossary[7].
 
 `--`::
 	This option can be used to separate command-line options from
-	the list of files, (useful when filenames might be mistaken
+	the list of files (useful when filenames might be mistaken
 	for command-line options).
 
 `--cached`::