diff --git a/narwhals/stable/v1.py b/narwhals/stable/v1.py
index 1af7a26f3..78cfa5ba1 100644
--- a/narwhals/stable/v1.py
+++ b/narwhals/stable/v1.py
@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ def is_ordered_categorical(series: Series) -> bool:
 
 def maybe_align_index(lhs: T, rhs: Series | DataFrame[Any] | LazyFrame[Any]) -> T:
     """
-    Align `lhs` to the Index of `rhs, if they're both pandas-like.
+    Align `lhs` to the Index of `rhs`, if they're both pandas-like.
 
     Notes:
         This is only really intended for backwards-compatibility purposes,
diff --git a/narwhals/utils.py b/narwhals/utils.py
index 6c1b5c1b4..ec3c722d4 100644
--- a/narwhals/utils.py
+++ b/narwhals/utils.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def validate_laziness(items: Iterable[Any]) -> None:
 
 def maybe_align_index(lhs: T, rhs: Series | BaseFrame[Any]) -> T:
     """
-    Align `lhs` to the Index of `rhs, if they're both pandas-like.
+    Align `lhs` to the Index of `rhs`, if they're both pandas-like.
 
     Notes:
         This is only really intended for backwards-compatibility purposes,