diff --git a/share/xml/freebsd.sch b/share/xml/freebsd.sch
index 2c7c115c38..22991476ea 100644
--- a/share/xml/freebsd.sch
+++ b/share/xml/freebsd.sch
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
   <pattern name="Check titles">
     <rule context="//db:book|//db:article|//db:chapter|//db:section|//db:sect1|//db:sect2|//db:sect3|//db:sect4|//db:sect5">
-      <assert test="db:title or db:info/db:title">There must be a title either in the the doc component (<xsl:value-of select="@xml:id"/>) or in the info element.</assert>
+      <assert test="db:title or db:info/db:title">There must be a title either in the doc component (<xsl:value-of select="@xml:id"/>) or in the info element.</assert>
       <report test="db:title and db:info/db:title">There must be exactly one title for a doc component (<xsl:value-of select="@xml:id"/>).</report>
     </rule>
   </pattern>