diff --git a/modules/autosuggestions/README.md b/modules/autosuggestions/README.md
index e973a627..ad0f7ece 100644
--- a/modules/autosuggestions/README.md
+++ b/modules/autosuggestions/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ If this module is used in conjunction with the *syntax-highlighting* module,
 this module must be loaded **after** the *syntax-highlighting* module.
 
 If this module is used in conjunction with the *history-substring-search*
-module, this module must be loaded **after** the the *history-substring-search*
+module, this module must be loaded **after** the *history-substring-search*
 module.
 
 Contributors
diff --git a/modules/history-substring-search/README.md b/modules/history-substring-search/README.md
index ad812dd1..050a5c2e 100644
--- a/modules/history-substring-search/README.md
+++ b/modules/history-substring-search/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ part of a previously entered command and press up and down to cycle through
 matching commands.
 
 If this module is used in conjunction with the *syntax-highlighting* module,
-this module must be loaded **after** the the *syntax-highlighting* module.
+this module must be loaded **after** the *syntax-highlighting* module.
 
 Contributors
 ------------