diff --git a/source/core/write-operations.txt b/source/core/write-operations.txt
index 2893b20da17..f1128a4082a 100644
--- a/source/core/write-operations.txt
+++ b/source/core/write-operations.txt
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Update
 Update operations modify existing :term:`documents <document>` in a
 :term:`collection`. In MongoDB, :method:`db.collection.update()` and
 the :method:`db.collection.save()` methods perform update operations.
-The :method:`db.collection.update()` method can accept a query criteria
+The :method:`db.collection.update()` method can accept query criteria
 to determine which documents to update as well as an option to update
 multiple rows. The method can also accept options that affect its
 behavior such as the ``multi`` option to update multiple documents.
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ Delete
 
 Delete operations remove documents from a collection. In MongoDB,
 :method:`db.collection.remove()` method performs delete operations. The
-:method:`db.collection.remove()` method can accept a query criteria to
+:method:`db.collection.remove()` method can accept query criteria to
 determine which documents to remove.
 
 The following diagram highlights the components of a MongoDB remove