diff --git a/mathics_scanner/data/operators.yml b/mathics_scanner/data/operators.yml
index 7ad00a3..5ccbea0 100644
--- a/mathics_scanner/data/operators.yml
+++ b/mathics_scanner/data/operators.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # in Mathics3 (core), and an optional "Precedence-Function" which can be used
 # to match WMA builtin-function Precedence[] values.
 
-# In the Mathics3 parser of Mathics core, the the integer "precedence"
+# In the Mathics3 parser of Mathics core, the integer "precedence"
 # listed here specify an integer used in specifying the order
 # operations occur when one operator is juxtaposed against another
 # operator.  A higher value means that the operator binds before an