diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 224d95fd197..03e36cfcedd 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 # Import (including importlib).
 # Ignoring importlib.h so as to not get flagged on
-# all pull requests that change the the emitted
+# all pull requests that change the emitted
 # bytecode.
 **/*import*.c                 @python/import-team
 **/*import*.py                @python/import-team