diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/MessageEditHistoryDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/MessageEditHistoryDialog.js
index bba000e013..0974ba7dfe 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/MessageEditHistoryDialog.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/MessageEditHistoryDialog.js
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ export default class MessageEditHistoryDialog extends React.PureComponent {
                 </p>);
             } else {
                 content = (<p className="mx_MessageEditHistoryDialog_error">
-                    {_t("Could not reach your homeserver to fetch the edit history.")}
+                    {_t("Cannot reach homeserver")}
                     <br />
-                    {_t("Verify your internet connection or try again later.")}
+                    {_t("Ensure you have a stable internet connection, or get in touch with the server admin")}
                 </p>);
             }
         } else if (this.state.isLoading) {
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 85cb6f1fe2..0f1b6ebbc1 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -1204,8 +1204,6 @@
     "You'll lose access to your encrypted messages": "You'll lose access to your encrypted messages",
     "Are you sure you want to sign out?": "Are you sure you want to sign out?",
     "Your homeserver doesn't seem to support this feature.": "Your homeserver doesn't seem to support this feature.",
-    "Could not reach your homeserver to fetch the edit history.": "Could not reach your homeserver to fetch the edit history.",
-    "Verify your internet connection or try again later.": "Verify your internet connection or try again later.",
     "Message edits": "Message edits",
     "If you run into any bugs or have feedback you'd like to share, please let us know on GitHub.": "If you run into any bugs or have feedback you'd like to share, please let us know on GitHub.",
     "To help avoid duplicate issues, please <existingIssuesLink>view existing issues</existingIssuesLink> first (and add a +1) or <newIssueLink>create a new issue</newIssueLink> if you can't find it.": "To help avoid duplicate issues, please <existingIssuesLink>view existing issues</existingIssuesLink> first (and add a +1) or <newIssueLink>create a new issue</newIssueLink> if you can't find it.",