diff --git a/delete.go b/delete.go
index 6e6b463ef..746b0df54 100644
--- a/delete.go
+++ b/delete.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ status of "ubuntu01" as "stopped" the following will delete resources held for
 			if force {
 				return killContainer(container)
 			}
-			return fmt.Errorf("cannot delete container %s that is not stopped: %s\n", id, s)
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot delete container %s that is not stopped: %s", id, s)
 		}
 
 		return nil
diff --git a/start.go b/start.go
index 3a1769a43..338737c0a 100644
--- a/start.go
+++ b/start.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ your host.`,
 		case libcontainer.Running:
 			return errors.New("cannot start an already running container")
 		default:
-			return fmt.Errorf("cannot start a container in the %s state\n", status)
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot start a container in the %s state", status)
 		}
 	},
 }