diff --git a/railties/configs/routes.rb b/railties/configs/routes.rb
index 4f3d9d22dd..ea14ce1bfc 100644
--- a/railties/configs/routes.rb
+++ b/railties/configs/routes.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|
 
   # Install the default routes as the lowest priority.
   # Note: These default routes make all actions in every controller accessible via GET requests. You should
-  # consider removing the them or commenting them out if you're using named routes and resources.
+  # consider removing or commenting them out if you're using named routes and resources.
   map.connect ':controller/:action/:id'
   map.connect ':controller/:action/:id.:format'
 end