diff --git a/docs/ref/forms/validation.txt b/docs/ref/forms/validation.txt
index a2b3fb4885..7a037eaf75 100644
--- a/docs/ref/forms/validation.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/forms/validation.txt
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ example::
                 # Only do something if both fields are valid so far.
                 if "help" not in subject:
                     raise ValidationError(
-                        "Did not send for 'help' in the subject despite " "CC'ing yourself."
+                        "Did not send for 'help' in the subject despite CC'ing yourself."
                     )
 
 In this code, if the validation error is raised, the form will display an
diff --git a/docs/ref/models/instances.txt b/docs/ref/models/instances.txt
index 09cb7c4e90..e1af910848 100644
--- a/docs/ref/models/instances.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/models/instances.txt
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ Then, ``full_clean()`` will check unique constraints on your model.
                         raise ValidationError(
                             {
                                 "status": _(
-                                    "Set status to draft if there is not a " "publication date."
+                                    "Set status to draft if there is not a publication date."
                                 ),
                             }
                         )