diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/cops_rails.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/cops_rails.adoc
index c328af841f..248bbe4c82 100644
--- a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/cops_rails.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/cops_rails.adoc
@@ -2510,7 +2510,7 @@ end
 Checks for use of the helper methods which reference
 instance variables.
 
-Relying on instance variables makes it difficult to re-use helper
+Relying on instance variables makes it difficult to reuse helper
 methods.
 
 If it seems awkward to explicitly pass in each dependent
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/rails/helper_instance_variable.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/rails/helper_instance_variable.rb
index 92b327c308..60e8db050d 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/rails/helper_instance_variable.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/rails/helper_instance_variable.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module Rails
       # Checks for use of the helper methods which reference
       # instance variables.
       #
-      # Relying on instance variables makes it difficult to re-use helper
+      # Relying on instance variables makes it difficult to reuse helper
       # methods.
       #
       # If it seems awkward to explicitly pass in each dependent