diff --git a/l10n/en-US/viewer.properties b/l10n/en-US/viewer.properties
index 2b0c1bf82..99b884c2c 100644
--- a/l10n/en-US/viewer.properties
+++ b/l10n/en-US/viewer.properties
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ editor_free_text_label=FreeText Annotation
 editor_ink.title=Add Ink Annotation
 editor_ink_label=Ink Annotation
 
-freetext_default_content=Enter some text…
+freetext_default_content=Enter text…
 
 # Editor Parameters
 editor_free_text_font_color=Font Color
diff --git a/web/l10n_utils.js b/web/l10n_utils.js
index 2dbcd3db7..bc6d7a3ee 100644
--- a/web/l10n_utils.js
+++ b/web/l10n_utils.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ const DEFAULT_L10N_STRINGS = {
   web_fonts_disabled:
     "Web fonts are disabled: unable to use embedded PDF fonts.",
 
-  freetext_default_content: "Enter some text…",
+  freetext_default_content: "Enter text…",
 };
 
 function getL10nFallback(key, args) {