diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstring.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qstring.cpp
index bb5a1cf8528..82a065efc05 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstring.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qstring.cpp
@@ -7177,7 +7177,7 @@ ushort QString::toUShort(bool *ok, int base) const
     \snippet qstring/main.cpp 66
 
     \warning The QString content may only contain valid numerical characters
-    which includes the plus/minus sign, the characters g and e used in scientific
+    which includes the plus/minus sign, the character e used in scientific
     notation, and the decimal point. Including the unit or additional characters
     leads to a conversion error.
 
@@ -7213,7 +7213,7 @@ double QString::toDouble(bool *ok) const
     to \c false, and success by setting *\a{ok} to \c true.
 
     \warning The QString content may only contain valid numerical characters
-    which includes the plus/minus sign, the characters g and e used in scientific
+    which includes the plus/minus sign, the character e used in scientific
     notation, and the decimal point. Including the unit or additional characters
     leads to a conversion error.