diff --git a/Lib/test/tracedmodules/__init__.py b/Lib/test/tracedmodules/__init__.py
index 4628d8a3a37..13fa4f2be9f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/tracedmodules/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/test/tracedmodules/__init__.py
@@ -2,8 +2,3 @@
 that the exact location of functions in these modules is important, as trace.py
 takes the real line numbers into account.
 """
-"""This directory contains modules that help testing the trace.py module. Note
-that the exact location of functions in these modules is important, as trace.py
-takes the real line numbers into account.
-
-"""