Remove duplication.
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/2.4.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/2.4.rst
index c52b5fb..d94e66f 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/2.4.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/2.4.rst
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@
   :meth:`__len__` method.  (Contributed by Raymond Hettinger.)
 
 * The methods :meth:`list.__getitem__`, :meth:`dict.__getitem__`, and
-  :meth:`dict.__contains__` are are now implemented as :class:`method_descriptor`
+  :meth:`dict.__contains__` are now implemented as :class:`method_descriptor`
   objects rather than :class:`wrapper_descriptor` objects.  This form of  access
   doubles their performance and makes them more suitable for use as arguments to
   functionals: ``map(mydict.__getitem__, keylist)``. (Contributed by Raymond