diff --git a/source/tutorial/perform-two-phase-commits.txt b/source/tutorial/perform-two-phase-commits.txt
index 894d5ac0805..5e2d585451e 100644
--- a/source/tutorial/perform-two-phase-commits.txt
+++ b/source/tutorial/perform-two-phase-commits.txt
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ Transactions in Pending State
 
 To recover from failures that occur after step 
 "`Update transaction state to pending.`_" but before
-"`Update transaction state to applied.`_"step, retrieve from
+"`Update transaction state to applied.`_" step, retrieve from
 the ``transactions`` collection a pending transaction for recovery:
 
 .. code-block:: javascript
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ Transactions in Applied State
 
 To recover from failures that occur after step 
 "`Update transaction state to applied.`_" but before
-"`Update transaction state to done.`_"step, retrieve from
+"`Update transaction state to done.`_" step, retrieve from
 the ``transactions`` collection an applied transaction for recovery:
 
 .. code-block:: javascript