diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/application_services.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/application_services.sql
index 394cc74f71..883fcd10b2 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/application_services.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/application_services.sql
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-/* We used to create a tables called application_services and
+/* We used to create tables called application_services and
  * application_services_regex, but these are no longer used and are removed in
  * delta 54.
  */
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/event_edges.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/event_edges.sql
index 599ab7521f..10ce2aa7a0 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/event_edges.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/event_edges.sql
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-/* We used to create a tables called event_destinations and
+/* We used to create tables called event_destinations and
  * state_forward_extremities, but these are no longer used and are removed in
  * delta 54.
  */
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/event_signatures.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/event_signatures.sql
index 81bb9033ae..95826da431 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/event_signatures.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/event_signatures.sql
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
- /* We used to create a tables called event_content_hashes and event_edge_hashes,
+ /* We used to create tables called event_content_hashes and event_edge_hashes,
   * but these are no longer used and are removed in delta 54.
   */
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/im.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/im.sql
index 49e263bcee..a1a2aa8e5b 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/im.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/im.sql
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-/* We used to create a tables called room_hosts and feedback,
+/* We used to create tables called room_hosts and feedback,
  * but these are no longer used and are removed in delta 54.
  */