diff --git a/maven-api-impl/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/internal/impl/model/DefaultDependencyManagementImporter.java b/maven-api-impl/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/internal/impl/model/DefaultDependencyManagementImporter.java
index 975c8e7b9a..25258ff1b2 100644
--- a/maven-api-impl/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/internal/impl/model/DefaultDependencyManagementImporter.java
+++ b/maven-api-impl/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/internal/impl/model/DefaultDependencyManagementImporter.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class DefaultDependencyManagementImporter implements DependencyManagement
                                 Severity.WARNING,
                                 Version.V40,
                                 "Ignored POM import for: " + toString(dependency) + " as already imported "
-                                        + toString(present) + ".  Add a the conflicting managed dependency directly "
+                                        + toString(present) + ". Add the conflicting managed dependency directly "
                                         + "to the dependencyManagement section of the POM.");
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/composition/DefaultDependencyManagementImporter.java b/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/composition/DefaultDependencyManagementImporter.java
index 613e8e1605..9a102987c7 100644
--- a/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/composition/DefaultDependencyManagementImporter.java
+++ b/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/composition/DefaultDependencyManagementImporter.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class DefaultDependencyManagementImporter implements DependencyManagement
                         problems.add(new ModelProblemCollectorRequest(
                                         ModelProblem.Severity.WARNING, ModelProblem.Version.V40)
                                 .setMessage("Ignored POM import for: " + toString(dependency) + " as already imported "
-                                        + toString(present) + ".  Add a the conflicting managed dependency directly "
+                                        + toString(present) + ". Add the conflicting managed dependency directly "
                                         + "to the dependencyManagement section of the POM."));
                     }
                 }