diff --git a/source/applications/read.txt b/source/applications/read.txt
index 07125c44a31..c8a6c9052a6 100644
--- a/source/applications/read.txt
+++ b/source/applications/read.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Read
 .. default-domain:: mongodb
 
 Of the four basic database operations (i.e. CRUD), read operation are
-those that retrieve records or or :term:`documents <document>` from a
+those that retrieve records or :term:`documents <document>` from a
 :term:`collection` in MongoDB. For general information about read
 operations and the factors that affect their performance, see
 :doc:`/core/read-operations`; for documentation of the other CRUD