diff --git a/aspnetcore/host-and-deploy/ihostingstartup.md b/aspnetcore/host-and-deploy/ihostingstartup.md
index a403bbfd75..271ab6fabf 100644
--- a/aspnetcore/host-and-deploy/ihostingstartup.md
+++ b/aspnetcore/host-and-deploy/ihostingstartup.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ An [IHostingStartup](/dotnet/api/microsoft.aspnetcore.hosting.ihostingstartup) i
 
 To discover hosting startup assemblies loaded by the app or by libraries, enable logging and check the application logs. Errors that occur when loading assemblies are logged. Loaded hosting startup assemblies are logged at the Debug level, and all errors are logged.
 
-The sample app reads the the [HostingStartupAssembliesKey](/dotnet/api/microsoft.aspnetcore.hosting.webhostdefaults.hostingstartupassemblieskey) into a `string` array and displays the result in the app's Index page:
+The sample app reads the [HostingStartupAssembliesKey](/dotnet/api/microsoft.aspnetcore.hosting.webhostdefaults.hostingstartupassemblieskey) into a `string` array and displays the result in the app's Index page:
 
 [!code-csharp[Main](ihostingstartup/sample/HostingStartupSample/Pages/Index.cshtml.cs?name=snippet1&highlight=14-16)]