diff --git a/reference/amqp/amqpenvelope/getheader.xml b/reference/amqp/amqpenvelope/getheader.xml
index e27b8a8022..5b91cf5a60 100644
--- a/reference/amqp/amqpenvelope/getheader.xml
+++ b/reference/amqp/amqpenvelope/getheader.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>header_key</parameter></methodparam>    
    </methodsynopsis>
    <para>
-    Get the the header value for a specific header key.
+    Get the header value for a specific header key.
    </para>
 
  </refsect1>