diff --git a/docs/_docs/reference/changed-features/structural-types.md b/docs/_docs/reference/changed-features/structural-types.md
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@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Structural calls like this tend to be much slower than normal method calls. The
 `reflectiveSelectable` conversion. However, to warn against inefficient
 dispatch, Scala 2 requires a language import `import scala.language.reflectiveCalls`.
 
-Before resorting to structural calls with Java reflection one should consider alternatives. For instance, sometimes a more a modular _and_ efficient architecture can be obtained using type classes.
+Before resorting to structural calls with Java reflection one should consider alternatives. For instance, sometimes a more modular _and_ efficient architecture can be obtained using type classes.
 
 ## Extensibility