diff --git a/Lib/abc.py b/Lib/abc.py
index fb61f44..95126d8 100644
--- a/Lib/abc.py
+++ b/Lib/abc.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     Requires that the metaclass is ABCMeta or derived from it.  A
     class that has a metaclass derived from ABCMeta cannot be
     instantiated unless all of its abstract methods are overridden.
-    The abstract methods can be called using any of the the normal
+    The abstract methods can be called using any of the normal
     'super' call mechanisms.
 
     Usage:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     Requires that the metaclass is ABCMeta or derived from it.  A
     class that has a metaclass derived from ABCMeta cannot be
     instantiated unless all of its abstract properties are overridden.
-    The abstract properties can be called using any of the the normal
+    The abstract properties can be called using any of the normal
     'super' call mechanisms.
 
     Usage: