diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/validator/EmailTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/validator/EmailTest.java
index b927575ea..31260498b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/validator/EmailTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/validator/EmailTest.java
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ public void testEmailWithSpaces() throws ValidatorException {
     }
 
    /**
-    * Tests the email validation with ascii control characters.
-    * (i.e. Ascii chars 0 - 31 and 127)
+    * Tests the email validation with ASCII control characters.
+    * (i.e. ASCII chars 0 - 31 and 127)
     */
     public void testEmailWithControlChars() {
         final EmailValidator validator = new EmailValidator();
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/EmailValidatorTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/EmailValidatorTest.java
index b0ebd230e..faf6e6806 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/EmailValidatorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/EmailValidatorTest.java
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ public void testEmailWithSpaces()  {
     }
 
    /**
-    * Tests the email validation with ascii control characters.
-    * (i.e. Ascii chars 0 - 31 and 127)
+    * Tests the email validation with ASCII control characters.
+    * (i.e. ASCII chars 0 - 31 and 127)
     */
     @Test
     public void testEmailWithControlChars()  {