diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/EditDatafilesPage.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/EditDatafilesPage.java
index 83919537510..ecce1724778 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/EditDatafilesPage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/EditDatafilesPage.java
@@ -910,9 +910,13 @@ public void deleteMarkedAsDuplicateFiles() {
         }
 
         if (fileNames != null) {
-            String successMessage = getBundleString("file.deleted.upload.success");
+            String successMessage = "";
+            if(fileNames.contains(", ")){
+                    successMessage = getBundleString("file.deleted.upload.success.multiple");
+                } else {
+                    successMessage = getBundleString("file.deleted.upload.success.single");
+                }
             logger.fine(successMessage);
-            successMessage = successMessage.replace("{0}", fileNames);
             JsfHelper.addFlashMessage(successMessage);
         }
         
@@ -1003,12 +1007,14 @@ public void deleteFiles() {
         }
 
         if (fileNames != null) {
-            String successMessage = getBundleString("file.deleted.success");
-            if (mode == FileEditMode.UPLOAD) {
-                successMessage = getBundleString("file.deleted.upload.success");
+            String successMessage;
+            if (fileNames.contains(", ")) {
+                successMessage = getBundleString("file.deleted.upload.success.multiple");
+            } else {
+                successMessage = getBundleString("file.deleted.upload.success.single");
             }
             logger.fine(successMessage);
-            successMessage = successMessage.replace("{0}", fileNames);
+
             JsfHelper.addFlashMessage(successMessage);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/propertyFiles/Bundle.properties b/src/main/java/propertyFiles/Bundle.properties
index a59cf5f2394..4df8bb2c10a 100755
--- a/src/main/java/propertyFiles/Bundle.properties
+++ b/src/main/java/propertyFiles/Bundle.properties
@@ -1512,7 +1512,8 @@ file.delete.duplicate.single=Delete Duplicate File
 file.metadata=Metadata
 file.deleted.success=Files "{0}" will be permanently deleted from this version of this dataset once you click on the Save Changes button.
 file.deleted.replacement.success=The replacement file has been deleted.
-file.deleted.upload.success=Files "{0}" won\u2019t be included in this upload.
+file.deleted.upload.success.single=File has been deleted and won\u2019t be included in this upload.
+file.deleted.upload.success.multiple=Files have been deleted and won\u2019t be included in this upload.
 file.editAccess=Edit Access
 file.restrict=Restrict
 file.unrestrict=Unrestrict
@@ -2118,7 +2119,7 @@ dataset.file.exist=File {0} has the same content as {1} that already exists in t
 dataset.file.exist.test={0, choice, 1#File |2#Files |} {1} {0, choice, 1#has |2#have |} the same content as {2} that already {0, choice, 1#exist |2#exist |}in the dataset.
 dataset.files.duplicate=Files {0} have the same content as {1} that have already been uploaded.
 dataset.file.duplicate=File {0} has the same content as {1} that has already been uploaded.
-dataset.file.inline.message= This file has the same content as {0}. There may be other existing files with this content.
+dataset.file.inline.message= This file has the same content as {0}.
 dataset.file.upload=Succesful {0} is uploaded.
 dataset.file.uploadFailure=upload failure
 dataset.file.uploadFailure.detailmsg=the file {0} failed to upload!