diff --git a/pkg/controller/deployment/sync.go b/pkg/controller/deployment/sync.go
index 3e6fa03a393..2e48e30024e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/deployment/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/deployment/sync.go
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ func (dc *DeploymentController) getNewReplicaSet(deployment *extensions.Deployme
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if newReplicasCount > 0 {
-		dc.eventRecorder.Eventf(deployment, api.EventTypeNormal, "ScalingReplicaSet", "Created new replica set %q and scaled up to %d", createdRS.Name, newReplicasCount)
+		dc.eventRecorder.Eventf(deployment, api.EventTypeNormal, "ScalingReplicaSet", "Scaled up replica set %s to %d", createdRS.Name, newReplicasCount)
 	}
 
 	deploymentutil.SetDeploymentRevision(deployment, newRevision)
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ func (dc *DeploymentController) scaleReplicaSet(rs *extensions.ReplicaSet, newSc
 		rsCopy.Spec.Replicas = newScale
 		rs, err = dc.client.Extensions().ReplicaSets(rsCopy.Namespace).Update(rsCopy)
 		if err == nil && sizeNeedsUpdate {
-			dc.eventRecorder.Eventf(deployment, api.EventTypeNormal, "ScalingReplicaSet", "Scaled %s replica set %q to %d", scalingOperation, rs.Name, newScale)
+			dc.eventRecorder.Eventf(deployment, api.EventTypeNormal, "ScalingReplicaSet", "Scaled %s replica set %s to %d", scalingOperation, rs.Name, newScale)
 		}
 	}
 	return rs, err
diff --git a/test/e2e/deployment.go b/test/e2e/deployment.go
index ed010471f2c..25ab211c7ad 100644
--- a/test/e2e/deployment.go
+++ b/test/e2e/deployment.go
@@ -398,8 +398,8 @@ func testRollingUpdateDeploymentEvents(f *framework.Framework) {
 	newRS, err := deploymentutil.GetNewReplicaSet(deployment, c)
 	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 	Expect(newRS).NotTo(Equal(nil))
-	Expect(events.Items[0].Message).Should(Equal(fmt.Sprintf("Created new replica set %q and scaled up to 1", newRS.Name)))
-	Expect(events.Items[1].Message).Should(Equal(fmt.Sprintf("Scaled down replica set %q to 0", rsName)))
+	Expect(events.Items[0].Message).Should(Equal(fmt.Sprintf("Scaled up replica set %s to 1", newRS.Name)))
+	Expect(events.Items[1].Message).Should(Equal(fmt.Sprintf("Scaled down replica set %s to 0", rsName)))
 }
 
 func testRecreateDeployment(f *framework.Framework) {
@@ -450,8 +450,8 @@ func testRecreateDeployment(f *framework.Framework) {
 	newRS, err := deploymentutil.GetNewReplicaSet(deployment, c)
 	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 	Expect(newRS).NotTo(Equal(nil))
-	Expect(events.Items[0].Message).Should(Equal(fmt.Sprintf("Scaled down replica set %q to 0", rsName)))
-	Expect(events.Items[1].Message).Should(Equal(fmt.Sprintf("Created new replica set %q and scaled up to 3", newRS.Name)))
+	Expect(events.Items[0].Message).Should(Equal(fmt.Sprintf("Scaled down replica set %s to 0", rsName)))
+	Expect(events.Items[1].Message).Should(Equal(fmt.Sprintf("Scaled up replica set %s to 3", newRS.Name)))
 }
 
 // testDeploymentCleanUpPolicy tests that deployment supports cleanup policy