diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3001100..65484d5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ You're good to go!
 Synx supports the following options:
 
 ```
-  --prune, -p                   remove source files and image resources that are not referenced by the the Xcode project
+  --prune, -p                   remove source files and image resources that are not referenced by the Xcode project
   --no-color                    removes all color from the output
   --no-default-exclusions       doesn't use the default exclusions of /Libraries, /Frameworks, and /Products
   --no-sort-by-name             disable sorting groups by name
diff --git a/bin/synx b/bin/synx
index e37cc84..6fe5a3d 100755
--- a/bin/synx
+++ b/bin/synx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require 'synx'
 Clamp do
 
   parameter "xcodeproj", "Path to the xcodeproj", :attribute_name => :xcodeproj_path
-  option ["--prune", "-p"], :flag, "remove source files and image resources that are not referenced by the the xcode project"
+  option ["--prune", "-p"], :flag, "remove source files and image resources that are not referenced by the xcode project"
   option "--no-color", :flag, "removes all color from the output"
   option "--no-default-exclusions", :flag, "doesn't use the default exclusions of /Libraries, /Frameworks, and /Products"
   option "--no-sort-by-name", :flag, "disable sorting groups by name"