diff --git a/app/views/proposals/new.html.haml b/app/views/proposals/new.html.haml
index 41969acc..2d4f200a 100644
--- a/app/views/proposals/new.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/proposals/new.html.haml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
                     = event_type.name
                     Instructions
                   %p Please use this as the template for your submission.
-                  This part of the submissions is intended only for the conference committee.
+                  This part of the submission is intended only for the conference committee.
                   %hr
                   = markdown(event_type.submission_instructions)
 
diff --git a/spec/models/event_spec.rb b/spec/models/event_spec.rb
index e2c6f584..030ad382 100644
--- a/spec/models/event_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/event_spec.rb
@@ -117,20 +117,6 @@ describe Event do
         event.event_type.minimum_abstract_length = 2
       end
 
-      context 'is invalid' do
-        it 'when submission text is too long' do
-          event.submission_text = 'four too many words'
-          expect(event.valid?).to eq false
-          expect(event.errors[:submission_text]).to eq ['cannot have more than 3 words']
-        end
-
-        it 'when submission text is too short' do
-          event.submission_text = 'word'
-          expect(event.valid?).to eq false
-          expect(event.errors[:submission_text]).to eq ['cannot have less than 2 words']
-        end
-      end
-
       context 'is valid' do
         it 'when submission text is within limts' do
           event.abstract = 'the magic three'