diff --git a/blockchain/blockchain.go b/blockchain/blockchain.go
index 1d549b637e..5133bd8278 100644
--- a/blockchain/blockchain.go
+++ b/blockchain/blockchain.go
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ func (b *Blockchain) dispatchEvent(evnt *Event) {
 }
 
 // writeHeaderImpl writes a block and the data, assumes the genesis is already set
-// Returnning parameters (is canonical header, new total difficulty, error)
+// Returning parameters (is canonical header, new total difficulty, error)
 func (b *Blockchain) writeHeaderImpl(
 	batchWriter *storage.BatchWriter, evnt *Event, header *types.Header) (bool, *big.Int, error) {
 	// parent total difficulty of incoming header
diff --git a/txpool/txpool.go b/txpool/txpool.go
index 2f613b6b1a..01075f2cda 100644
--- a/txpool/txpool.go
+++ b/txpool/txpool.go
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ func (p *TxPool) ResetWithHeaders(headers ...*types.Header) {
 	})
 }
 
-// processEvent collects the latest nonces for each account containted
+// processEvent collects the latest nonces for each account contained
 // in the received event. Resets all known accounts with the new nonce.
 func (p *TxPool) processEvent(event *blockchain.Event) {
 	// Grab the latest state root now that the block has been inserted