diff --git a/pysnmp/entity/config.py b/pysnmp/entity/config.py
index 6999f9a6..835ecac9 100644
--- a/pysnmp/entity/config.py
+++ b/pysnmp/entity/config.py
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ def addContext(snmpEngine, contextName):
     vacmContextEntry, tblIdx = __cookVacmContextInfo(snmpEngine, contextName)
 
     snmpEngine.msgAndPduDsp.mibInstrumController.writeVars(
-        ((vacmContextEntry.name + (2,) + tblIdx, 'destroy'),)
+        (vacmContextEntry.name + (2,) + tblIdx, 'destroy')
     )
     snmpEngine.msgAndPduDsp.mibInstrumController.writeVars(
         (vacmContextEntry.name + (1,) + tblIdx, contextName),
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ def delContext(snmpEngine, contextName):
     vacmContextEntry, tblIdx = __cookVacmContextInfo(snmpEngine, contextName)
 
     snmpEngine.msgAndPduDsp.mibInstrumController.writeVars(
-        ((vacmContextEntry.name + (2,) + tblIdx, 'destroy'),)
+        (vacmContextEntry.name + (2,) + tblIdx, 'destroy')
     )