diff --git a/source/reference/read-concern.txt b/source/reference/read-concern.txt
index 5ffb1c582ef..cbf41c8c9f9 100644
--- a/source/reference/read-concern.txt
+++ b/source/reference/read-concern.txt
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ The following read concern levels are available:
      - Default for reads against secondaries when
        :ref:`afterClusterTime` and ``level`` are unspecified. 
 
-       The query returns the the instance's most recent data. Provides
-       no guarantee that the data has been written to a majority of the
+       The query returns the instance's most recent data. Provides no
+       guarantee that the data has been written to a majority of the
        replica set members (i.e. may be rolled back).
 
        For unsharded collections (including collections in a standalone