diff --git a/railties/lib/rails_generator/commands.rb b/railties/lib/rails_generator/commands.rb
index 9b8ca01ad22b05b2485404776da38dea0dcd398e..5f37992d778e04c8a84032e5acedc05093c10a9c 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails_generator/commands.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails_generator/commands.rb
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ def file(relative_source, relative_destination, file_options = {})
             unless options[:pretend]
               if options[:svn]
                 # If the file has been marked to be added
-                # but has not yet been checked in, revert and elete
+                # but has not yet been checked in, revert and delete
                 if options[:svn][relative_destination]
                   system("svn revert #{destination}")
                   FileUtils.rm(destination)
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ def directory(relative_path)
                 unless options[:pretend]
                   if options[:svn]
                     # If the directory has been marked to be added
-                    # but has not yet been checked in, revert and elete
+                    # but has not yet been checked in, revert and delete
                     if options[:svn][relative_path]
                       system("svn revert #{path}")
                       FileUtils.rmdir(path)