diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Threading/Tasks/TplEventSource.cs b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Threading/Tasks/TplEventSource.cs
index 0a7b09eae131c..0af37f81aacab 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Threading/Tasks/TplEventSource.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Threading/Tasks/TplEventSource.cs
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ public void TaskWaitContinuationStarted(int TaskID)
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Fired when the an asynchronous continuation for a task is scheduled
+        /// Fired when an asynchronous continuation for a task is scheduled
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="OriginatingTaskSchedulerID">The scheduler ID.</param>
         /// <param name="OriginatingTaskID">The task ID.</param>