diff --git a/spec/app/selection-spec.coffee b/spec/app/selection-spec.coffee
index 27427ae7a..a7bdbbd87 100644
--- a/spec/app/selection-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/app/selection-spec.coffee
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe "Selection", ->
         expect(selection.isEmpty()).toBeTruthy()
 
     describe "when the cursor precedes the anchor", ->
-      it "it deletes selected text and clears the selection", ->
+      it "deletes selected text and clears the selection", ->
         selection.cursor.setScreenPosition [0,13]
         selection.selectToScreenPosition [0,4]