diff --git a/pep-0706.rst b/pep-0706.rst
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@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ so we'll make an exception.
 for details.)
 
 Here are examples of code that takes into account that ``tarfile`` may or may
-not not have the proposed feature.
+not have the proposed feature.
 
 When copying these snippets, note that setting ``extraction_filter``
 will affect subsequent operations.