diff --git a/_pytest/skipping.py b/_pytest/skipping.py
index a8eaea98a..91a34169f 100644
--- a/_pytest/skipping.py
+++ b/_pytest/skipping.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
     )
     config.addinivalue_line("markers",
         "xfail(condition, reason=None, run=True, raises=None, strict=False): "
-        "mark the the test function as an expected failure if eval(condition) "
+        "mark the test function as an expected failure if eval(condition) "
         "has a True value. Optionally specify a reason for better reporting "
         "and run=False if you don't even want to execute the test function. "
         "If only specific exception(s) are expected, you can list them in "
diff --git a/doc/en/example/markers.rst b/doc/en/example/markers.rst
index afa66960b..7dd5c8359 100644
--- a/doc/en/example/markers.rst
+++ b/doc/en/example/markers.rst
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ You can ask which markers exist for your test suite - the list includes our just
     
     @pytest.mark.skipif(condition): skip the given test function if eval(condition) results in a True value.  Evaluation happens within the module global context. Example: skipif('sys.platform == "win32"') skips the test if we are on the win32 platform. see http://pytest.org/latest/skipping.html
     
-    @pytest.mark.xfail(condition, reason=None, run=True, raises=None, strict=False): mark the the test function as an expected failure if eval(condition) has a True value. Optionally specify a reason for better reporting and run=False if you don't even want to execute the test function. If only specific exception(s) are expected, you can list them in raises, and if the test fails in other ways, it will be reported as a true failure. See http://pytest.org/latest/skipping.html
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(condition, reason=None, run=True, raises=None, strict=False): mark the test function as an expected failure if eval(condition) has a True value. Optionally specify a reason for better reporting and run=False if you don't even want to execute the test function. If only specific exception(s) are expected, you can list them in raises, and if the test fails in other ways, it will be reported as a true failure. See http://pytest.org/latest/skipping.html
     
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(argnames, argvalues): call a test function multiple times passing in different arguments in turn. argvalues generally needs to be a list of values if argnames specifies only one name or a list of tuples of values if argnames specifies multiple names. Example: @parametrize('arg1', [1,2]) would lead to two calls of the decorated test function, one with arg1=1 and another with arg1=2.see http://pytest.org/latest/parametrize.html for more info and examples.
     
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ The ``--markers`` option always gives you a list of available markers::
     
     @pytest.mark.skipif(condition): skip the given test function if eval(condition) results in a True value.  Evaluation happens within the module global context. Example: skipif('sys.platform == "win32"') skips the test if we are on the win32 platform. see http://pytest.org/latest/skipping.html
     
-    @pytest.mark.xfail(condition, reason=None, run=True, raises=None, strict=False): mark the the test function as an expected failure if eval(condition) has a True value. Optionally specify a reason for better reporting and run=False if you don't even want to execute the test function. If only specific exception(s) are expected, you can list them in raises, and if the test fails in other ways, it will be reported as a true failure. See http://pytest.org/latest/skipping.html
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(condition, reason=None, run=True, raises=None, strict=False): mark the test function as an expected failure if eval(condition) has a True value. Optionally specify a reason for better reporting and run=False if you don't even want to execute the test function. If only specific exception(s) are expected, you can list them in raises, and if the test fails in other ways, it will be reported as a true failure. See http://pytest.org/latest/skipping.html
     
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(argnames, argvalues): call a test function multiple times passing in different arguments in turn. argvalues generally needs to be a list of values if argnames specifies only one name or a list of tuples of values if argnames specifies multiple names. Example: @parametrize('arg1', [1,2]) would lead to two calls of the decorated test function, one with arg1=1 and another with arg1=2.see http://pytest.org/latest/parametrize.html for more info and examples.