diff --git a/docs/modernization/roadmap.md b/docs/modernization/roadmap.md
index d0ddd324..6b34dac4 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 tracker hygiene in the archival record.
+archived tracker hygiene in the record.
 2026-06-15 app-dialog lifetime cleanup routed app-owned
 progress/message/input overlays through checked handle registration in
 `src/legacy_ui_overlay_services.*` before they fell back to retained dialog
diff --git a/docs/modernization/tasks.md b/docs/modernization/tasks.md
index 891f132e..d19d43a4 100644
--- a/docs/modernization/tasks.md
+++ b/docs/modernization/tasks.md
@@ -4069,7 +4069,7 @@ Goal:
 Historical tracker normalization was completed without changing code: duplicate
 `STR-010`, duplicate/ambiguous `STR-016`, and duplicate `STR-030` were
 documented, the completed-task table shape was normalized, and stale `pending`
-rows were retained for auditability.
+rows were retained in the archival record.
 
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