diff --git a/cmd/rmdirs/rmdirs.go b/cmd/rmdirs/rmdirs.go
index 7551d1fe1..5309c850b 100644
--- a/cmd/rmdirs/rmdirs.go
+++ b/cmd/rmdirs/rmdirs.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func init() {
 
 var rmdirsCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "rmdirs remote:path",
-	Short: `Remove any empty directoryies under the path.`,
+	Short: `Remove empty directories under the path.`,
 	Long: `This removes any empty directories (or directories that only contain
 empty directories) under the path that it finds, including the path if
 it has nothing in.
diff --git a/docs/content/commands/rclone.md b/docs/content/commands/rclone.md
index 9716cdd4b..083a75ff2 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/rclone.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/rclone.md
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ rclone [flags]
 * [rclone obscure](/commands/rclone_obscure/)	 - Obscure password for use in the rclone.conf
 * [rclone purge](/commands/rclone_purge/)	 - Remove the path and all of its contents.
 * [rclone rmdir](/commands/rclone_rmdir/)	 - Remove the path if empty.
-* [rclone rmdirs](/commands/rclone_rmdirs/)	 - Remove any empty directoryies under the path.
+* [rclone rmdirs](/commands/rclone_rmdirs/)	 - Remove empty directories under the path.
 * [rclone sha1sum](/commands/rclone_sha1sum/)	 - Produces an sha1sum file for all the objects in the path.
 * [rclone size](/commands/rclone_size/)	 - Prints the total size and number of objects in remote:path.
 * [rclone sync](/commands/rclone_sync/)	 - Make source and dest identical, modifying destination only.
diff --git a/docs/content/commands/rclone_rmdirs.md b/docs/content/commands/rclone_rmdirs.md
index b30872e0d..3a6a55aec 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/rclone_rmdirs.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/rclone_rmdirs.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ url: /commands/rclone_rmdirs/
 ---
 ## rclone rmdirs
 
-Remove any empty directoryies under the path.
+Remove empty directories under the path.
 
 ### Synopsis