diff --git a/Doc/library/contextlib.rst b/Doc/library/contextlib.rst
index 73e53aec9cbf1c..bad9da52d6a6ca 100644
--- a/Doc/library/contextlib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/contextlib.rst
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ executing that callback::
        if result:
            stack.pop_all()
 
-This allows the intended cleanup up behaviour to be made explicit up front,
+This allows the intended cleanup behaviour to be made explicit up front,
 rather than requiring a separate flag variable.
 
 If a particular application uses this pattern a lot, it can be simplified