diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/accept/ContentNegotiationManagerFactoryBean.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/accept/ContentNegotiationManagerFactoryBean.java
index f39d1b4a2d..4fbcb653b7 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/accept/ContentNegotiationManagerFactoryBean.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/accept/ContentNegotiationManagerFactoryBean.java
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ public class ContentNegotiationManagerFactoryBean
 	 * have no impact on content negotiation.
 	 * @deprecated as of 5.2.4. See class-level note on the deprecation of path
 	 * extension config options. As there is no replacement for this method,
-	 * in 5.2.x it is necessary to set it to {@code false}. In 5.3 {@code false}
-	 * becomes the default, and use of this property is longer be necessary.
+	 * in 5.2.x it is necessary to set it to {@code false}. In 5.3 the default
+	 * changes to {@code false} and use of this property becomes unnecessary.
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	public void setFavorPathExtension(boolean favorPathExtension) {
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/PathMatchConfigurer.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/PathMatchConfigurer.java
index d07e7731f4..0dd684e2aa 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/PathMatchConfigurer.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/PathMatchConfigurer.java
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ public class PathMatchConfigurer {
 	 * @deprecated as of 5.2.4. See class-level note in
 	 * {@link RequestMappingHandlerMapping} on the deprecation of path extension
 	 * config options. As there is no replacement for this method, in 5.2.x it is
-	 * necessary to set it to {@code false}. In 5.3 {@code false} becomes the
-	 * default, and use of this property is longer be necessary.
+	 * necessary to set it to {@code false}. In 5.3 the default changes to
+	 * {@code false} and use of this property becomes unnecessary.
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	public PathMatchConfigurer setUseSuffixPatternMatch(Boolean suffixPatternMatch) {
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingHandlerMapping.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingHandlerMapping.java
index 5fc82f5340..127cb3c01f 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingHandlerMapping.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingHandlerMapping.java
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ public class RequestMappingHandlerMapping extends RequestMappingInfoHandlerMappi
 	 * more fine-grained control over specific suffixes to allow.
 	 * @deprecated as of 5.2.4. See class level note on the deprecation of
 	 * path extension config options. As there is no replacement for this method,
-	 * in 5.2.x it is necessary to set it to {@code false}. In 5.3 {@code false}
-	 * becomes the default, and use of this property is longer be necessary.
+	 * in 5.2.x it is necessary to set it to {@code false}. In 5.3 the default
+	 * changes to {@code false} and use of this property becomes unnecessary.
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	public void setUseSuffixPatternMatch(boolean useSuffixPatternMatch) {