diff --git a/app/brave_settings_strings.grdp b/app/brave_settings_strings.grdp
index 0bb0caf81c33..a32fda868039 100644
--- a/app/brave_settings_strings.grdp
+++ b/app/brave_settings_strings.grdp
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@
     Account deletion is in progress...
   </message>
   <message name="IDS_BRAVE_SYNC_JOINING_DELETED_ACCOUNT" desc="The error text for the case when trying to connect to the permanently deleted chain">
-    Could not join this sync chain. Account was deleted.
+    Could not join this sync chain. The sync chain was deleted.
   </message>
   <message name="IDS_SETTINGS_BRAVE_AUTOFILL_CHECKBOX_LABEL" desc="Label for the checkbox which enables or disables syncing autofill settings between multiple browser instances.">
     Addresses, payment info, etc.
diff --git a/browser/ui/android/strings/android_brave_strings.grd b/browser/ui/android/strings/android_brave_strings.grd
index e2acc2fda338..9015a98da465 100644
--- a/browser/ui/android/strings/android_brave_strings.grd
+++ b/browser/ui/android/strings/android_brave_strings.grd
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ This file contains all "about" strings.  It is set to NOT be translated, in tran
         <ph name="INFOBAR_TEXT">%1$s<ex>This Brave Sync account was deleted from another device. If you didn’t mean to disable Sync,</ex></ph>re-create the account
       </message>
       <message name="IDS_BRAVE_SYNC_JOINING_DELETED_ACCOUNT" desc="The error text for the case when trying to connect to the permanently deleted chain">
-        Could not join this sync chain. Account was deleted.
+        Could not join this sync chain. The sync chain was deleted.
       </message>
       <message name="IDS_BRAVE_SYNC_AUTOFILL" desc="Title for preference which enables sync'ing of autofill. [CHAR_LIMIT=32]">
         Addresses, payment info, etc.