diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MKeyVerificationRequest.tsx b/src/components/views/messages/MKeyVerificationRequest.tsx
index c431371ca50..2a115572144 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MKeyVerificationRequest.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MKeyVerificationRequest.tsx
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ export default class MKeyVerificationRequest extends React.Component<IProps> {
             } else if (request.cancelled) {
                 stateLabel = this.cancelledLabel(request.cancellingUserId);
             } else if (request.accepting) {
-                stateLabel = _t("Accepting …");
+                stateLabel = _t("Accepting…");
             } else if (request.declining) {
-                stateLabel = _t("Declining …");
+                stateLabel = _t("Declining…");
             }
             stateNode = <div className="mx_cryptoEvent_state">{stateLabel}</div>;
         }
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 4500663a9af..d894261c744 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -2396,8 +2396,7 @@
     "You cancelled": "You cancelled",
     "%(name)s declined": "%(name)s declined",
     "%(name)s cancelled": "%(name)s cancelled",
-    "Accepting …": "Accepting …",
-    "Declining …": "Declining …",
+    "Declining…": "Declining…",
     "%(name)s wants to verify": "%(name)s wants to verify",
     "You sent a verification request": "You sent a verification request",
     "Expand map": "Expand map",