diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/config-reference.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/config-reference.adoc
index 08eec945035240..2eb3fa7b0dd65a 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/config-reference.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/config-reference.adoc
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ Properties in the profile aware file have priority over profile aware properties
 [WARNING]
 ====
 A profile aware file is only loaded if the unprofiled `application.properties` is also available in the same location.
-This is required to keep a  consistent loading order and pair all the resources together.
+This is required to keep a consistent loading order and pair all the resources together.
 ====
 
 === Parent Profile