diff --git a/docs/reference/docs/reindex.asciidoc b/docs/reference/docs/reindex.asciidoc
index de8b82a76dbc9..64be39b3e77af 100644
--- a/docs/reference/docs/reindex.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/docs/reindex.asciidoc
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ POST _reindex?slices=5&refresh
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 // TEST[setup:my_index_big]
 
-You can also this verify works by:
+You can also verify this works by:
 
 [source,console]
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