diff --git a/docs/reference/migration/migrate_2_0/packaging.asciidoc b/docs/reference/migration/migrate_2_0/packaging.asciidoc
index a3e3a964881..37621cba14d 100644
--- a/docs/reference/migration/migrate_2_0/packaging.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/migration/migrate_2_0/packaging.asciidoc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ configured, e.g. `path.data`, `path.scripts`, `path.repo`.  A configured path
 may itself be a symbolic link, but no symlinks under that path will be
 followed (with the exception of `path.scripts`, which does follow symlinks).
 
-==== Running `/bin/elasticsearch`
+==== Running `bin/elasticsearch`
 
 The command line parameter parsing has been rewritten to deal properly with
 spaces in parameters. All config settings can still be specified on the
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ For instance:
 
 [source,sh]
 -----------
-/bin/elasticsearch -d -p /tmp/foo.pid --http.cors.enabled=true --http.cors.allow-origin='*'
+bin/elasticsearch -d -p /tmp/foo.pid --http.cors.enabled=true --http.cors.allow-origin='*'
 -----------
 
-For a list of static parameters, run `/bin/elasticsearch -h`
+For a list of static parameters, run `bin/elasticsearch -h`
 
 ==== `-f` removed
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/migration/migrate_2_0/parent_child.asciidoc b/docs/reference/migration/migrate_2_0/parent_child.asciidoc
index 835e4bb71f5..1addf883973 100644
--- a/docs/reference/migration/migrate_2_0/parent_child.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/migration/migrate_2_0/parent_child.asciidoc
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ for the child type, but cannot be added before the child type.
 ==== `top_children` query removed
 
 The `top_children` query has been removed in favour of the `has_child` query.
-It wasn't always faster than the `has_child` query and the was usually
+It wasn't always faster than the `has_child` query and the results were usually
 inaccurate. The total hits and any aggregations in the same search request
 would be incorrect if `top_children` was used.
-