diff --git a/homeassistant/components/statistics/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/statistics/sensor.py
index 44548c7d1a7..b06589f52c0 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/statistics/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/statistics/sensor.py
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ STAT_VARIANCE = "variance"
 
 STAT_DEFAULT = "default"
 DEPRECATION_WARNING = (
-    "The configuration parameter 'state_characteristics' will become "
+    "The configuration parameter 'state_characteristic' will become "
     "mandatory in a future release of the statistics integration. "
-    "Please add 'state_characteristics: %s' to the configuration of "
+    "Please add 'state_characteristic: %s' to the configuration of "
     'sensor "%s" to keep the current behavior. Read the documentation '
     "for further details: "
     "https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/statistics/"