diff --git a/ballista/rust/scheduler/src/state/mod.rs b/ballista/rust/scheduler/src/state/mod.rs
index 865b44b6e839..64f5953de8c0 100644
--- a/ballista/rust/scheduler/src/state/mod.rs
+++ b/ballista/rust/scheduler/src/state/mod.rs
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ impl<T: Send + Sync> Lock for OwnedMutexGuard<T> {
     async fn unlock(&mut self) {}
 }
 
-/// Returns the the unresolved shuffles in the execution plan
+/// Returns the unresolved shuffles in the execution plan
 fn find_unresolved_shuffles(
     plan: &Arc<dyn ExecutionPlan>,
 ) -> Result<Vec<UnresolvedShuffleExec>> {
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index 4aa9ea92c9b9..fb44468d8cf8 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 ## Dependencies
 
-It's recommended to install build dependencies and build the the documentation
+It's recommended to install build dependencies and build the documentation
 inside a Python virtualenv.
 
 - Python