diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/CallEvent.tsx b/src/components/views/messages/CallEvent.tsx
index 2c9448fcfe2..2de66f897a7 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/CallEvent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/CallEvent.tsx
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export default class CallEvent extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                 const weDeclinedCall = MatrixClientPeg.get().getUserId() === rejectParty;
                 return (
                     <div className="mx_CallEvent_content">
-                        { weDeclinedCall ? _t("You declined this call") : _t("The remote side declined this call") }
+                        { weDeclinedCall ? _t("You declined this call") : _t("They declined this call") }
                         { this.renderCallBackButton(weDeclinedCall ? _t("Call back") : _t("Call again")) }
                     </div>
                 );
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export default class CallEvent extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             } else if (hangupReason === CallErrorCode.InviteTimeout) {
                 return (
                     <div className="mx_CallEvent_content">
-                        { _t("The remote side didn't pick up") }
+                        { _t("They didn't pick up") }
                         { this.renderCallBackButton(_t("Call again")) }
                     </div>
                 );
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 510e2c12e5c..102a481f520 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -1860,11 +1860,11 @@
     "Compare emoji": "Compare emoji",
     "Connected": "Connected",
     "You declined this call": "You declined this call",
-    "The remote side declined this call": "The remote side declined this call",
+    "They declined this call": "They declined this call",
     "Call back": "Call back",
     "Call again": "Call again",
     "This call has ended": "This call has ended",
-    "The remote side didn't pick up": "The remote side didn't pick up",
+    "They didn't pick up": "They didn't pick up",
     "Could not connect media": "Could not connect media",
     "Connection failed": "Connection failed",
     "Their device couldn't start the camera or microphone": "Their device couldn't start the camera or microphone",