diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index 3fa55f8..62fbe29 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Edit this configuration file to define what should be installed on
 # your system.  Help is available in the configuration.nix(5) man page
-# and in the NixOS manual (accessible by running 'nixos-help’).
+# and in the NixOS manual (accessible by running 'nixos-help').
 
 { config, pkgs, talhelper,  ... }:
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
   # Enable touchpad support (enabled default in most desktopManager).
   # services.xserver.libinput.enable = true;
 
-  # Define a user account. Don't forget to set a password with 'passwd’.
+  # Define a user account. Don't forget to set a password with 'passwd'.
   users.users.jahanson = {
     isNormalUser = true;
     description = "Joseph Hanson";
diff --git a/hardware-configuration.nix b/hardware-configuration.nix
index 535bb81..26f1b52 100644
--- a/hardware-configuration.nix
+++ b/hardware-configuration.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Do not modify this file!  It was generated by 'nixos-generate-config’
+# Do not modify this file!  It was generated by 'nixos-generate-config'
 # and may be overwritten by future invocations.  Please make changes
 # to /etc/nixos/configuration.nix instead.
 { config, lib, pkgs, modulesPath, ... }: