diff --git a/deckhand/db/sqlalchemy/api.py b/deckhand/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
index 0a6b78c5..fc2229d2 100644
--- a/deckhand/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
+++ b/deckhand/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ def document_get(session=None, raw_dict=False, revision_id=None, **filters):
         if any([x in f for x in ('.', 'schema')]):
             nested_filters.setdefault(f, filters.pop(f))
 
-    # Documents with the the same metadata.name and schema can exist across
+    # Documents with the same metadata.name and schema can exist across
     # different revisions, so it is necessary to order documents by creation
     # date, then return the first document that matches all desired filters.
     documents = session.query(models.Document)\
diff --git a/doc/source/documents.rst b/doc/source/documents.rst
index ef442cef..e20e4a8c 100644
--- a/doc/source/documents.rst
+++ b/doc/source/documents.rst
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ combination of:
 #. ``metadata.name``
 #. ``schema``
 
-Because collisions with respect to the the third parameter --
+Because collisions with respect to the third parameter --
 ``metadata.layeringDefinition.layer`` -- can only occur with
 :ref:`replacement`. But after document rendering, the replacement-parent
 documents are never returned.