diff --git a/doc/api/modules.md b/doc/api/modules.md
index bf3af6373d5b78..16c01f66fa4642 100644
--- a/doc/api/modules.md
+++ b/doc/api/modules.md
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ added: v9.3.0
 
 * {string[]}
 
-A list of  the names of all modules provided by Node.js. Can be used to verify
+A list of the names of all modules provided by Node.js. Can be used to verify
 if a module is maintained by a third-party module or not.
 
 [`__dirname`]: #modules_dirname