diff --git a/doc/api/child_process.md b/doc/api/child_process.md
index a5482201091565..323e298fedc2a8 100644
--- a/doc/api/child_process.md
+++ b/doc/api/child_process.md
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ the process is spawned. The default options are:
 }
 ```
 
-If `timeout` is greater than `0`, the parent will send the the signal
+If `timeout` is greater than `0`, the parent will send the signal
 identified by the `killSignal` property (the default is `'SIGTERM'`) if the
 child runs longer than `timeout` milliseconds.
 
diff --git a/doc/api/stream.md b/doc/api/stream.md
index e2db0b29ccb255..fb8e66dccbf795 100644
--- a/doc/api/stream.md
+++ b/doc/api/stream.md
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ If the data to be written can be generated or fetched on demand, it is
 recommended to encapsulate the logic into a [Readable][] and use
 [`stream.pipe()`][]. However, if calling `write()` is preferred, it is
 possible to respect backpressure and avoid memory issues using the
-the [`'drain'`][] event:
+[`'drain'`][] event:
 
 ```js
 function write (data, cb) {
diff --git a/src/cares_wrap.cc b/src/cares_wrap.cc
index 3aab61e1b360fc..0a0aff95e28b7c 100644
--- a/src/cares_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/cares_wrap.cc
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ static void ares_sockstate_cb(void* data,
       task = ares_task_create(env, sock);
       if (task == nullptr) {
         /* This should never happen unless we're out of memory or something */
-        /* is seriously wrong. The socket won't be polled, but the the query */
-        /* will eventually time out. */
+        /* is seriously wrong. The socket won't be polled, but the query will */
+        /* eventually time out. */
         return;
       }