diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailcore/models.py b/wagtail/wagtailcore/models.py
index 569c2e84e..ad6d941a0 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailcore/models.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailcore/models.py
@@ -944,9 +944,9 @@ class PageRevision(models.Model):
 
 
 PAGE_PERMISSION_TYPE_CHOICES = [
-    ('add', 'Add / edit pages you own'),
-    ('edit', 'Add / edit any page'),
-    ('publish', 'Publish pages'),
+    ('add', 'Add/edit pages you own'),
+    ('edit', 'Add/edit any page'),
+    ('publish', 'Publish any page'),
 ]