diff --git a/test/conformance/testdata/conformance.yaml b/test/conformance/testdata/conformance.yaml
index dec04602110..b34de83bf57 100755
--- a/test/conformance/testdata/conformance.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/testdata/conformance.yaml
@@ -495,8 +495,7 @@
     be found. Patching the hard status values MUST succeed. The reported hard status
     values MUST equal the new spec hard values. Getting the /status MUST succeed and
     the reported hard status values MUST equal the spec hard values. Repatching the
-    hard status values MUST succeed. The spec spec MUST NOT be changed when patching
-    /status.
+    hard status values MUST succeed. The spec MUST NOT be changed when patching /status.
   release: v1.26
   file: test/e2e/apimachinery/resource_quota.go
 - testname: ResourceQuota, update and delete
diff --git a/test/e2e/apimachinery/resource_quota.go b/test/e2e/apimachinery/resource_quota.go
index f693a807b66..3f9fab3bddd 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apimachinery/resource_quota.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apimachinery/resource_quota.go
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("ResourceQuota", func() {
 		reported hard status values MUST equal the new spec hard values.
 		Getting the /status MUST succeed and the reported hard status
 		values MUST equal the spec hard values. Repatching the hard status
-		values MUST succeed. The spec spec MUST NOT be changed when
+		values MUST succeed. The spec MUST NOT be changed when
 		patching /status.
 	*/
 	framework.ConformanceIt("should apply changes to a resourcequota status", func(ctx context.Context) {