diff --git a/base/docs/basedocs.jl b/base/docs/basedocs.jl
index cefdd75c494b8..5ed4c70da6e06 100644
--- a/base/docs/basedocs.jl
+++ b/base/docs/basedocs.jl
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ kw"export"
 
 `public` is used within modules to tell Julia which names are part of the
 public API of the module . For example: `public foo` indicates that the name
-`foo` is public, without making it available available when [`using`](@ref)
+`foo` is public, without making it available when [`using`](@ref)
 the module. See the [manual section about modules](@ref modules) for details.
 """
 kw"public"