diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/profile.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/profile.go
index 9384f038bf..8f5bef20ab 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/profile.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/profile.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 // ProfileCmd represents the profile command
 var ProfileCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "profile [MINIKUBE_PROFILE_NAME].  You can return to the default minikube profile by running `minikube profile default`",
-	Short: "Get or list the the current profiles (clusters)",
+	Short: "Get or list the current profiles (clusters)",
 	Long:  "profile sets the current minikube profile, or gets the current profile if no arguments are provided.  This is used to run and manage multiple minikube instance.  You can return to the default minikube profile by running `minikube profile default`",
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		if len(args) == 0 {
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/commands/profile.md b/site/content/en/docs/commands/profile.md
index 799d86ff4b..344c63360a 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/commands/profile.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/commands/profile.md
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 ---
 title: "profile"
 description: >
-  Get or list the the current profiles (clusters)
+  Get or list the current profiles (clusters)
 ---
 
 
 
 ## minikube profile
 
-Get or list the the current profiles (clusters)
+Get or list the current profiles (clusters)
 
 ### Synopsis