diff --git a/web/react/components/delete_post_modal.jsx b/web/react/components/delete_post_modal.jsx
index 65ffa96a19..95b2e58a87 100644
--- a/web/react/components/delete_post_modal.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/delete_post_modal.jsx
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export default class DeletePostModal extends React.Component {
                 <Modal.Body>
                     <FormattedMessage
                         id='delete_post.question'
-                        defaultMessage='Are you sure you want to delete this ${term}?'
+                        defaultMessage='Are you sure you want to delete this {term}?'
                         values={{
                             term: (postTerm)
                         }}
diff --git a/web/static/i18n/en.json b/web/static/i18n/en.json
index 1c93822971..a865730a1c 100644
--- a/web/static/i18n/en.json
+++ b/web/static/i18n/en.json
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@
   "delete_post.comment": "Comment",
   "delete_post.post": "Post",
   "delete_post.confirm": "Confirm {term} Delete",
-  "delete_post.question": "Are you sure you want to delete this ${term}?",
+  "delete_post.question": "Are you sure you want to delete this {term}?",
   "delete_post.cancel": "Cancel",
   "delete_post.del": "Delete",
   "edit_channel_header_modal.error": "This channel header is too long, please enter a shorter one",