diff --git a/monostate/index.md b/monostate/index.md
index 369d24ff8..2b88f131e 100644
--- a/monostate/index.md
+++ b/monostate/index.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ tags: Java
 **Applicability:** Use the Monostate pattern when
 
 * The same state must be shared across all instances of a class.
-* Typically this pattern might be used everywhere a SingleTon might be used. Singleton usage however is not transparent, Monostate usage is.
+* Typically this pattern might be used everywhere a Singleton might be used. Singleton usage however is not transparent, Monostate usage is.
 * Monostate has one major advantage over singleton. The subclasses might decorate the shared state as they wish and hence can provide dynamically different behaviour than the base class.
 
 **Typical Use Case:**
diff --git a/monostate/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/monostate/Request.java b/monostate/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/monostate/Request.java
index 037ab96aa..ee1f31d85 100644
--- a/monostate/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/monostate/Request.java
+++ b/monostate/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/monostate/Request.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ public class Request {
   public final String value;
 
   public Request(String value) {
-    super();
     this.value = value;
   }
 }