diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8703413..c6a3668 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ This will automatically select `LibertyCharm` for a liberty release and
 on the `OpenStackCharm` instance via the `__init__()` method, so that the
 instance knows what the charm is.
 
-If only a single charm class is needed, the the `__init__()` method of the
+If only a single charm class is needed, the `__init__()` method of the
 class can be used to determine the release instead:
 
 ```python
diff --git a/charms_openstack/adapters.py b/charms_openstack/adapters.py
index b7d6a6e..f80022b 100644
--- a/charms_openstack/adapters.py
+++ b/charms_openstack/adapters.py
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ def make_default_options(base_cls=None, charm_instance=None):
     (based on the base_cls) using any custom properties that might have been
     made.
 
-    If base_cls is None, the the default ConfigurationAdapter will be used.
+    If base_cls is None, the default ConfigurationAdapter will be used.
 
     :param base_cls: a ConfigurationAdapter or derived class
     :param charm_instance: the charm instance to plug into the options.
diff --git a/charms_openstack/charm/core.py b/charms_openstack/charm/core.py
index d1ee98d..fa09a81 100644
--- a/charms_openstack/charm/core.py
+++ b/charms_openstack/charm/core.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ OPENSTACK_PACKAGE_TYPE_KEY = 'charmers.openstack-package-type'
 
 
 # _releases{} is a dictionary of release -> class that is instantiated
-# according to the the release that is being requested.  i.e. a charm can
+# according to the release that is being requested.  i.e. a charm can
 # handle more than one release. The BaseOpenStackCharm() derived class sets the
 # `release` variable to indicate which release that the charm supports.
 # Any subsequent releases that need a different/specialised charm uses the