diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d78d1b3fc4..e09af7f17f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Deprecated Functionality
 
     * join_string_array: see join_string_vec instead.
 
-    * sort_string_array: use sort instead instead.
+    * sort_string_array: use sort instead.
 
     * find_ip_addresses: use extract_ip_addresses instead.