diff --git a/test/conformance/testdata/conformance.yaml b/test/conformance/testdata/conformance.yaml
index 0771b39397f..de9027774ba 100755
--- a/test/conformance/testdata/conformance.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/testdata/conformance.yaml
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@
     between 10 and 100 replicas. Create second replication controller RC2 and set
     RC2 as owner for half of those replicas. Once RC1 is created and the all Pods
     are created, delete RC1 with deleteOptions.PropagationPolicy set to Foreground.
-    Half of the Pods that has RC2 as owner MUST not be deleted but have a deletion
+    Half of the Pods that has RC2 as owner MUST not be deleted or have a deletion
     timestamp. Deleting the Replication Controller MUST not delete Pods that are owned
     by multiple replication controllers.
   release: v1.9
diff --git a/test/e2e/apimachinery/garbage_collector.go b/test/e2e/apimachinery/garbage_collector.go
index 60d24f57bb2..62b2915d6a2 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apimachinery/garbage_collector.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apimachinery/garbage_collector.go
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Garbage collector", func() {
 	/*
 		Release: v1.9
 		Testname: Garbage Collector, multiple owners
-		Description: Create a replication controller RC1, with maximum allocatable Pods between 10 and 100 replicas. Create second replication controller RC2 and set RC2 as owner for half of those replicas. Once RC1 is created and the all Pods are created, delete RC1 with deleteOptions.PropagationPolicy set to Foreground. Half of the Pods that has RC2 as owner MUST not be deleted but have a deletion timestamp. Deleting the Replication Controller MUST not delete Pods that are owned by multiple replication controllers.
+		Description: Create a replication controller RC1, with maximum allocatable Pods between 10 and 100 replicas. Create second replication controller RC2 and set RC2 as owner for half of those replicas. Once RC1 is created and the all Pods are created, delete RC1 with deleteOptions.PropagationPolicy set to Foreground. Half of the Pods that has RC2 as owner MUST not be deleted or have a deletion timestamp. Deleting the Replication Controller MUST not delete Pods that are owned by multiple replication controllers.
 	*/
 	framework.ConformanceIt("should not delete dependents that have both valid owner and owner that's waiting for dependents to be deleted", func() {
 		clientSet := f.ClientSet