diff --git a/containers/containers.go b/containers/containers.go
index c7ad2bfaa..7174bbd6a 100644
--- a/containers/containers.go
+++ b/containers/containers.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ type Container struct {
 	// This property is required and immutable.
 	Runtime RuntimeInfo
 
-	// Spec should carry the the runtime specification used to implement the
+	// Spec should carry the runtime specification used to implement the
 	// container.
 	//
 	// This field is required but mutable.
diff --git a/docs/namespaces.md b/docs/namespaces.md
index ff939b1d0..54ea625bb 100644
--- a/docs/namespaces.md
+++ b/docs/namespaces.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Note that currently only these two labels are used to configure the defaults and
 
 If we need to inspect containers, images, or other resources in various namespaces the `ctr` tool allows you to do this.
 Simply set the `--namespace,-n` flag on `ctr` to change the namespace. If you do not provide a namespace, `ctr` client commands
-will all use the the default namespace, which is simply named "`default`".
+will all use the default namespace, which is simply named "`default`".
 
 ```bash
 > sudo ctr -n docker tasks
diff --git a/log/context.go b/log/context.go
index 3fab96b85..31f1a3ac0 100644
--- a/log/context.go
+++ b/log/context.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var (
 	// messages.
 	G = GetLogger
 
-	// L is an alias for the the standard logger.
+	// L is an alias for the standard logger.
 	L = logrus.NewEntry(logrus.StandardLogger())
 )
 
diff --git a/oci/spec_opts.go b/oci/spec_opts.go
index bbd820082..b165aee2c 100644
--- a/oci/spec_opts.go
+++ b/oci/spec_opts.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func WithDefaultSpecForPlatform(platform string) SpecOpts {
 	}
 }
 
-// WithSpecFromBytes loads the the spec from the provided byte slice.
+// WithSpecFromBytes loads the spec from the provided byte slice.
 func WithSpecFromBytes(p []byte) SpecOpts {
 	return func(_ context.Context, _ Client, _ *containers.Container, s *Spec) error {
 		*s = Spec{} // make sure spec is cleared.
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ func WithUserID(uid uint32) SpecOpts {
 }
 
 // WithUsername sets the correct UID and GID for the container
-// based on the the image's /etc/passwd contents. If /etc/passwd
+// based on the image's /etc/passwd contents. If /etc/passwd
 // does not exist, or the username is not found in /etc/passwd,
 // it returns error.
 func WithUsername(username string) SpecOpts {
diff --git a/platforms/platforms.go b/platforms/platforms.go
index 2c2cc1102..d2b73ac3d 100644
--- a/platforms/platforms.go
+++ b/platforms/platforms.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ type Matcher interface {
 // specification. The returned matcher only looks for equality based on os,
 // architecture and variant.
 //
-// One may implement their own matcher if this doesn't provide the the required
+// One may implement their own matcher if this doesn't provide the required
 // functionality.
 //
 // Applications should opt to use `Match` over directly parsing specifiers.
diff --git a/reports/2017-02-10.md b/reports/2017-02-10.md
index fea529ce8..e183f4ae8 100644
--- a/reports/2017-02-10.md
+++ b/reports/2017-02-10.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ much smaller interface!
 ## Bundles Bundles Bundles
 
 We spend time talking with people implementing Windows support as well as a few other users.
-One the the major issues with our current approach was that bundles were a central part of our architecture.
+One the major issues with our current approach was that bundles were a central part of our architecture.
 The content and storage subsystems would produce bundles and the execution subsystem would consume them.
 However, with a bundle being on the filesystem, having this concept does not work as smoothly on Windows
 as it would for Unix platforms.