diff --git a/src/wp-includes/wp-db.php b/src/wp-includes/wp-db.php
index bc9a7b2135..9b33da0df2 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/wp-db.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/wp-db.php
@@ -1669,8 +1669,8 @@ class wpdb {
 
 			$message .= "<ul>\n";
 			$message .= '<li>' . __( 'Are you sure you have the correct username and password?' ) . "</li>\n";
-			$message .= '<li>' . __( 'Are you sure that you have typed the correct hostname?' ) . "</li>\n";
-			$message .= '<li>' . __( 'Are you sure that the database server is running?' ) . "</li>\n";
+			$message .= '<li>' . __( 'Are you sure you have typed the correct hostname?' ) . "</li>\n";
+			$message .= '<li>' . __( 'Are you sure the database server is running?' ) . "</li>\n";
 			$message .= "</ul>\n";
 
 			$message .= '<p>' . sprintf(
@@ -1827,8 +1827,8 @@ class wpdb {
 		) . "</p>\n";
 
 		$message .= "<ul>\n";
-		$message .= '<li>' . __( 'Are you sure that the database server is running?' ) . "</li>\n";
-		$message .= '<li>' . __( 'Are you sure that the database server is not under particularly heavy load?' ) . "</li>\n";
+		$message .= '<li>' . __( 'Are you sure the database server is running?' ) . "</li>\n";
+		$message .= '<li>' . __( 'Are you sure the database server is not under particularly heavy load?' ) . "</li>\n";
 		$message .= "</ul>\n";
 
 		$message .= '<p>' . sprintf(