diff --git a/gtk/gtkcombobox.c b/gtk/gtkcombobox.c
index 7e629c234b..b2fb66f8c4 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkcombobox.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkcombobox.c
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ gtk_combo_box_class_init (GtkComboBoxClass *klass)
    *
    * If this is set to a non-negative value, it must be the index of a column
    * of type %G_TYPE_INT in the model. The value in that column for each item
-   * will determine how many rows the item will span in the popup. Therefore,
+   * will determine how many rows that item will span in the popup. Therefore,
    * values in this column must be greater than zero.
    *
    * Since: 2.4
diff --git a/gtk/gtktreemenu.c b/gtk/gtktreemenu.c
index cd684dc4bd..4b12553bef 100644
--- a/gtk/gtktreemenu.c
+++ b/gtk/gtktreemenu.c
@@ -366,9 +366,6 @@ _gtk_tree_menu_class_init (GtkTreeMenuClass *class)
    * GtkTreeMenu:column-span-column:
    *
    * If this is set to a non-negative value, it must be the index of a column
-   * of type %G_TYPE_INT in the model.
-   *
-   * If this is set to a non-negative value, it must be the index of a column
    * of type %G_TYPE_INT in the model. The value in that column for each item
    * will determine how many columns that item will span in the popup.
    * Therefore, values in this column must be greater than zero, and the sum of