diff --git a/engine/common/tlout.h b/engine/common/tlout.h
index da2eb6634..982cf04c3 100644
--- a/engine/common/tlout.h
+++ b/engine/common/tlout.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 "STL_NOCLIPON \"noclip ON\\n\"\n"
 "STL_NOCLIPOFF \"noclip OFF\"\n"
 "STL_CLIENTISCUFFEDPERMANENTLY \"%s is still cuffed\\n\"\n"
-"STL_CLIENTISCUFFED \"%s is was cuffed\\n\"\n"
+"STL_CLIENTISCUFFED \"%s was cuffed\\n\"\n"
 "STL_CLIENTISSTILLCUFFED \"%s is still cuffed\\n\"\n"
 "STL_YOUWERECUFFED \"You were cuffed\\n\"\n"
 "STL_YOUARNTCUFFED \"You are no longer cuffed\\n\"\n"
diff --git a/engine/common/translate.c b/engine/common/translate.c
index 97ef3b084..03f7dd598 100644
--- a/engine/common/translate.c
+++ b/engine/common/translate.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static char *defaultlanguagetext =
 "STL_NOCLIPON \"noclip ON\\n\"\n"
 "STL_NOCLIPOFF \"noclip OFF\"\n"
 "STL_CLIENTISCUFFEDPERMANENTLY \"%s is still cuffed\\n\"\n"
-"STL_CLIENTISCUFFED \"%s is was cuffed\\n\"\n"
+"STL_CLIENTISCUFFED \"%s was cuffed\\n\"\n"
 "STL_CLIENTISSTILLCUFFED \"%s is still cuffed\\n\"\n"
 "STL_YOUWERECUFFED \"You were cuffed\\n\"\n"
 "STL_YOUARNTCUFFED \"You are no longer cuffed\\n\"\n"