diff --git a/resources/static/dialog/views/required_email.ejs b/resources/static/dialog/views/required_email.ejs
index d38ed528176ec38934bbad5b0e80fecfd93d1267..28084c226f8eb1ebb554364823f3d39b60b9f49e 100644
--- a/resources/static/dialog/views/required_email.ejs
+++ b/resources/static/dialog/views/required_email.ejs
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 
           <% if (verify && primary) { %>
               <li>
-                  <%= gettext("To verify that you own this address, you must sign in with your provider.  This window will be redirected to") %>
-
+                  <%= gettext("You must sign in with your email provider to verify ownership of this address.  This window will be redirected to") %>
                   <p>
                       <strong></strong>.
                   </p>
diff --git a/resources/static/dialog/views/verify_primary_user.ejs b/resources/static/dialog/views/verify_primary_user.ejs
index 6a7183bcb1e47682a7e14d16feef6f724e20184a..d1cbf5ba0f265f1bfe5e31024e7c213689d61945 100644
--- a/resources/static/dialog/views/verify_primary_user.ejs
+++ b/resources/static/dialog/views/verify_primary_user.ejs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
           </li>
 
           <li>
-              <%= format(gettext("To verify that you own <strong id='primary_email'>%s</strong>, you must sign in with your provider.  This window will be redirected to"), [email]) %>
+              <%= gettext("You must sign in with your email provider to verify ownership of this address.  This window will be redirected to") %>
 
               <p>
                   <strong><%= auth_url %></strong>.
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   <strong><%= gettext("Verify With Email Provider") %></strong>
 
   <div class="cf form_section">
-    <%= format(gettext("To verify that you own <strong id='primary_email'>%s</strong>, you must sign in with your provider.  This window will be redirected to"), [email]) %>
+    <%= gettext("You must sign in with your email provider to verify ownership of this address.  This window will be redirected to") %>
 
     <p>
       <strong><%= auth_url %></strong>.