diff --git a/Lib/statistics.py b/Lib/statistics.py
index a2793d97186..9d775e74f81 100644
--- a/Lib/statistics.py
+++ b/Lib/statistics.py
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ def _exact_ratio(x):
 
     # The integer ratios for binary floats can have numerators or
     # denominators with over 300 decimal digits.  The problem is more
-    # acute with decimal floats where the the default decimal context
+    # acute with decimal floats where the default decimal context
     # supports a huge range of exponents from Emin=-999999 to
     # Emax=999999.  When expanded with as_integer_ratio(), numbers like
     # Decimal('3.14E+5000') and Decimal('3.14E-5000') have large