diff --git a/content/get-started/using-git/about-git.md b/content/get-started/using-git/about-git.md
index 75d4607cf6..8aa4957738 100644
--- a/content/get-started/using-git/about-git.md
+++ b/content/get-started/using-git/about-git.md
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ git push --set-upstream origin main
 
 ### Example: contribute to an existing branch on {% data variables.product.product_name %}
 
-This example assumes that you already have a project called `repo` already on the machine and that a new branch has been pushed to {% data variables.product.product_name %} since the last time changes were made locally.
+This example assumes that you already have a project called `repo` on the machine and that a new branch has been pushed to {% data variables.product.product_name %} since the last time changes were made locally.
 
 ```bash
 # change into the `repo` directory