diff --git a/apps/files/ajax/newfile.php b/apps/files/ajax/newfile.php
index d1183089b4..eed0047fc8 100644
--- a/apps/files/ajax/newfile.php
+++ b/apps/files/ajax/newfile.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ $result = array(
 	);
 
 if(trim($filename) === '') {
-	$result['data'] = array('message' => $l10n->t('File name cannot not be empty.'));
+	$result['data'] = array('message' => $l10n->t('File name cannot be empty.'));
 	OCP\JSON::error($result);
 	exit();
 }
diff --git a/apps/files/ajax/newfolder.php b/apps/files/ajax/newfolder.php
index 1fd5359896..2cbc8cfeba 100644
--- a/apps/files/ajax/newfolder.php
+++ b/apps/files/ajax/newfolder.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ $result = array(
 	);
 
 if(trim($foldername) === '') {
-	$result['data'] = array('message' => $l10n->t('Folder name cannot not be empty.'));
+	$result['data'] = array('message' => $l10n->t('Folder name cannot be empty.'));
 	OCP\JSON::error($result);
 	exit();
 }