diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 0b4e91c513445bfde5277311ab1aadd1406c1250..8720a0888a17c3eeca9e6f968939c65b553e1a9d 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ func TestAccAzureRMPublicIpStatic_update(t *testing.T) {
 }
 ```
 
-When executing the test, the the following steps are taken for each `TestStep`:
+When executing the test, the following steps are taken for each `TestStep`:
 
 1. The Terraform configuration required for the test is applied. This is
    responsible for configuring the resource under test, and any dependencies it