diff --git a/Doc/library/unittest.rst b/Doc/library/unittest.rst
index 19c8b0b157d..edf0ebf21b6 100644
--- a/Doc/library/unittest.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/unittest.rst
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ Test cases
 
    .. method:: skipTest(reason)
 
-      Calling this during the a test method or :meth:`setUp` skips the current
+      Calling this during a test method or :meth:`setUp` skips the current
       test.  See :ref:`unittest-skipping` for more information.
 
       .. versionadded:: 3.1