diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/ReferenceIdentityMap.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/ReferenceIdentityMap.java
index d8978f597..f80c72884 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/ReferenceIdentityMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/ReferenceIdentityMap.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ import java.lang.ref.Reference;
  * This implementation is not synchronized.
  * You can use {@link java.util.Collections#synchronizedMap} to 
  * provide synchronized access to a <code>ReferenceIdentityMap</code>.
- * Remember that synchronization will not stop the garbage collecter removing entries.
+ * Remember that synchronization will not stop the garbage collector removing entries.
  * <p>
  * All the available iterators can be reset back to the start by casting to
  * <code>ResettableIterator</code> and calling <code>reset()</code>.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/ReferenceMap.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/ReferenceMap.java
index f229c570b..4b647b4c3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/ReferenceMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/ReferenceMap.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import java.io.Serializable;
  * This implementation is not synchronized.
  * You can use {@link java.util.Collections#synchronizedMap} to 
  * provide synchronized access to a <code>ReferenceMap</code>.
- * Remember that synchronization will not stop the garbage collecter removing entries.
+ * Remember that synchronization will not stop the garbage collector removing entries.
  * <p>
  * All the available iterators can be reset back to the start by casting to
  * <code>ResettableIterator</code> and calling <code>reset()</code>.