diff --git a/doc/en/usage.rst b/doc/en/usage.rst
index 6462d5e85..0ac698ff8 100644
--- a/doc/en/usage.rst
+++ b/doc/en/usage.rst
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Several test run options::
     py.test test_mod.py   # run tests in module
     py.test somepath      # run all tests below somepath
     py.test -k stringexpr # only run tests with names that match the
-                          # the "string expression", e.g. "MyClass and not method"
+                          # "string expression", e.g. "MyClass and not method"
                           # will select TestMyClass.test_something
                           # but not TestMyClass.test_method_simple
     py.test test_mod.py::test_func  # only run tests that match the "node ID",