diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/functions/mod.rs b/clippy_lints/src/functions/mod.rs
index d0d02a382d15..6051dc9479ba 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/functions/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/functions/mod.rs
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// to the name of the method, when there is a field's whose name matches that of the method.
     ///
     /// ### Why is this bad?
-    /// It is most likely that such a  method is a bug caused by a typo or by copy-pasting.
+    /// It is most likely that such a method is a bug caused by a typo or by copy-pasting.
     ///
     /// ### Example