diff --git a/include/mbedtls/check_config.h b/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
index 27e8c30ac..33687c689 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
@@ -800,9 +800,9 @@
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_HW_RECORD_ACCEL)
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED_REMOVED)
-#error "MBEDTLS_SSL_HW_RECORD_ACCEL is deprecated and will likely be removed in a future version of Mbed TLS"
+#error "MBEDTLS_SSL_HW_RECORD_ACCEL is deprecated and will be removed in a future version of Mbed TLS"
 #elif defined(MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED_WARNING)
-#warning "MBEDTLS_SSL_HW_RECORD_ACCEL is deprecated and will likely be removed in a future version of Mbed TLS"
+#warning "MBEDTLS_SSL_HW_RECORD_ACCEL is deprecated and will be removed in a future version of Mbed TLS"
 #endif
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_HW_RECORD_ACCEL */
 
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/config.h b/include/mbedtls/config.h
index a57eac958..40f9d6b1a 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/config.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/config.h
@@ -1527,8 +1527,8 @@
  * Enable hooking functions in SSL module for hardware acceleration of
  * individual records.
  *
- * \deprecated This option is deprecated and will likely be removed in a
- *             future version of Mbed TLS.
+ * \deprecated This option is deprecated and will be removed in a future
+ *             version of Mbed TLS.
  *
  * Uncomment this macro to enable hooking functions.
  */