diff --git a/pubsub/gcp/pubsub/pubsub.go b/pubsub/gcp/pubsub/pubsub.go
index 39621b3894..8d33fd415b 100644
--- a/pubsub/gcp/pubsub/pubsub.go
+++ b/pubsub/gcp/pubsub/pubsub.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (g *GCPPubSub) getPubSubClient(ctx context.Context, metadata *metadata) (*g
 	var pubsubClient *gcppubsub.Client
 	var err error
 
-	// context.Background is used here, as this the context used to Dial the
+	// context.Background is used here, as the context used to Dial the
 	// server in the gRPC DialPool. Callers should always call `Close` on the
 	// component to ensure all resources are released.
 	if metadata.PrivateKeyID != "" {
diff --git a/state/gcp/firestore/firestore.go b/state/gcp/firestore/firestore.go
index 79c2bbcca9..f36dab4cb2 100644
--- a/state/gcp/firestore/firestore.go
+++ b/state/gcp/firestore/firestore.go
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func getGCPClient(ctx context.Context, metadata *firestoreMetadata, l logger.Log
 	var gcpClient *datastore.Client
 	var err error
 
-	// context.Background is used here, as this the context used to Dial the
+	// context.Background is used here, as the context used to Dial the
 	// server in the gRPC DialPool. Callers should always call `Close` on the
 	// component to ensure all resources are released.
 	if metadata.PrivateKeyID != "" {