diff --git a/securedrop/dictionaries/adjectives.txt b/securedrop/dictionaries/adjectives.txt
index f9459e6b0a..c7b7b26a8c 100644
--- a/securedrop/dictionaries/adjectives.txt
+++ b/securedrop/dictionaries/adjectives.txt
@@ -1110,7 +1110,6 @@ casebook
 cased
 cast-iron
 cast-off
-castrated
 casual
 catalytic
 catastrophic
@@ -3396,7 +3395,6 @@ histological
 historic
 historical
 histrionic
-hit-and-run
 hitless
 hoary
 holey
diff --git a/securedrop/dictionaries/nouns.txt b/securedrop/dictionaries/nouns.txt
index f102b8350c..ff23f68054 100644
--- a/securedrop/dictionaries/nouns.txt
+++ b/securedrop/dictionaries/nouns.txt
@@ -11607,8 +11607,6 @@ pedal
 pedant
 pedantry
 peddler
-pederast
-pederasty
 pedestal
 pedestrian
 pediatrics