diff --git a/doc/files/opensc.conf.5.xml.in b/doc/files/opensc.conf.5.xml.in
index 9c588779..df908808 100644
--- a/doc/files/opensc.conf.5.xml.in
+++ b/doc/files/opensc.conf.5.xml.in
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ app <replaceable>application</replaceable> {
 					</para>
 					<para>
 						If an unknown (i.e. not internal or old) driver is
-						supplied, a separate configuration configuration
+						supplied, a separate configuration
 						block has to be written for the driver. A special
 						value <literal>old</literal> will load all
 						statically linked drivers that may be removed in
diff --git a/doc/tools/pkcs15-init.1.xml b/doc/tools/pkcs15-init.1.xml
index 0983dbca..bed58f43 100644
--- a/doc/tools/pkcs15-init.1.xml
+++ b/doc/tools/pkcs15-init.1.xml
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 			</para>
 			<para>
 				In addition to storing the private portion of the key on the card,
-				<command>pkcs15-init</command> will also store the the public portion of the
+				<command>pkcs15-init</command> will also store the public portion of the
 				key as a PKCS #15 public key object.
 			</para>
 		</refsect2>
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
 			</para>
 			<para>
 				In addition to storing the private portion of the key on the card,
-				<command>pkcs15-init</command> will also store the the public portion of the
+				<command>pkcs15-init</command> will also store the public portion of the
 				key as a PKCS #15 public key object.
 			</para>
 			<para>