diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff23efc..782a61a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ The template for the `blurb add` message looks like this:
 
     #
     # Uncomment one of these "section:" lines to specify which section
-    # this entry should go in in Misc/NEWS.
+    # this entry should go in Misc/NEWS.
     #
     #.. section: Security
     #.. section: Core and Builtins
diff --git a/src/blurb/_template.py b/src/blurb/_template.py
index 36429d7..b068c9e 100644
--- a/src/blurb/_template.py
+++ b/src/blurb/_template.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #
 # Uncomment one of these "section:" lines to specify which section
-# this entry should go in in Misc/NEWS.d.
+# this entry should go in Misc/NEWS.d.
 #
 #.. section: Security
 #.. section: Core and Builtins