diff --git a/docs/ref/files/storage.txt b/docs/ref/files/storage.txt
index b9742514ea..1216e85140 100644
--- a/docs/ref/files/storage.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/files/storage.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ The FileSystemStorage Class
     .. note::
 
         The ``FileSystemStorage.delete()`` method will not raise
-        raise an exception if the given file name does not exist.
+        an exception if the given file name does not exist.
 
 The Storage Class
 -----------------