diff --git a/.meta/.readme.rst b/.meta/.readme.rst
index 7d91f4e24..e44c59cf1 100644
--- a/.meta/.readme.rst
+++ b/.meta/.readme.rst
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ Helper methods are available in ``tqdm.contrib.logging``. For example:
 Monitoring thread, intervals and miniters
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-``tqdm`` implements a few tricks to to increase efficiency and reduce overhead.
+``tqdm`` implements a few tricks to increase efficiency and reduce overhead.
 
 - Avoid unnecessary frequent bar refreshing: ``mininterval`` defines how long
   to wait between each refresh. ``tqdm`` always gets updated in the background,
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 6909cdd02..7e9055c9a 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1351,7 +1351,7 @@ Helper methods are available in ``tqdm.contrib.logging``. For example:
 Monitoring thread, intervals and miniters
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-``tqdm`` implements a few tricks to to increase efficiency and reduce overhead.
+``tqdm`` implements a few tricks to increase efficiency and reduce overhead.
 
 - Avoid unnecessary frequent bar refreshing: ``mininterval`` defines how long
   to wait between each refresh. ``tqdm`` always gets updated in the background,