diff --git a/app/templates/verification-not-received.html b/app/templates/verification-not-received.html
index c151f7b21..de1d9204f 100644
--- a/app/templates/verification-not-received.html
+++ b/app/templates/verification-not-received.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ GOV.UK Notify
   <div class="column-two-thirds">
     <h1 class="heading-xlarge">Resend verification code</h1>
 
-    <p>Text messages sometimes take a few minutes to arrive, but if you do not receive a text message, you can resend it.</p>
+    <p>Text messages sometimes take a few minutes to arrive. If you do not receive the text message, you can resend it.</p>
 
     <p>If you no longer have access to the phone with the number you registered for this service, speak to your service manager to reset the number.</p>