diff --git a/pandas/types/dtypes.py b/pandas/types/dtypes.py
index 5b6d7905d4095..43135ba94ab46 100644
--- a/pandas/types/dtypes.py
+++ b/pandas/types/dtypes.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def __ne__(self, other):
 
     @classmethod
     def is_dtype(cls, dtype):
-        """ Return a boolean if we if the passed type is an actual dtype that
+        """ Return a boolean if the passed type is an actual dtype that
         we can match (via string or type)
         """
         if hasattr(dtype, 'dtype'):