diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-ceilometer-api-2bada67ecc58e18b.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-ceilometer-api-2bada67ecc58e18b.yaml
index e38f2398..00724270 100644
--- a/releasenotes/notes/remove-ceilometer-api-2bada67ecc58e18b.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-ceilometer-api-2bada67ecc58e18b.yaml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ deprecations:
   - |
     The ceilometer API service is now deprecated. OpenStack-Ansible no longer
     deploys this service. To make queries against metrics, alarms, and/or
-    events, please use the the gnocchi, aodh, and panko APIs, respectively.
+    events, please use the gnocchi, aodh, and panko APIs, respectively.