diff --git a/docs/modernization/roadmap.md b/docs/modernization/roadmap.md
index 3fa9aa53..462dfb20 100644
--- a/docs/modernization/roadmap.md
+++ b/docs/modernization/roadmap.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ contract freeze and conformance (`RND-007`, `RND-008`), opt-in Vulkan/Metal lab
 targets (`RND-009`, `RND-010`), UI thread-affinity and checked-handle migration
 (`UI-001`, `UI-002`), render/UI queue race coverage (`APP-001`), package gates
 for backend/UI work (`PLT-010`), and historical task cleanup (`AUD-001`), which
-normalized the historical tracker hygiene.
+normalized tracker hygiene.
 Recent 2026-06-15 app-dialog lifetime cleanup now routes app-owned
 progress/message/input overlays through checked handle registration in
 `src/legacy_ui_overlay_services.*` before they fall back to retained dialog
diff --git a/docs/modernization/tasks.md b/docs/modernization/tasks.md
index 3f7fc816..240b965d 100644
--- a/docs/modernization/tasks.md
+++ b/docs/modernization/tasks.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ UI rewrites:
   cancellation, shutdown, nested dispatch, and cross-thread misuse.
 - Platform gates: Apple/Linux/WebGL/AppX package readiness must be part of the
   backend/UI gate because renderer and UI boundaries are platform-sensitive.
-- Task hygiene: the historical tracker hygiene was normalized under `AUD-001`;
+- Task hygiene: tracker hygiene was normalized under `AUD-001`;
   new agents should still treat historical score rows cautiously before using
   them for accounting.