diff --git a/docs/topics/db/aggregation.txt b/docs/topics/db/aggregation.txt
index 6f09ea9c52..dc48d196ac 100644
--- a/docs/topics/db/aggregation.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/db/aggregation.txt
@@ -185,10 +185,10 @@ modified using any other ``QuerySet`` operation, including ``filter()``,
     ``query`` property of your ``QuerySet``.
 
     For instance, combining multiple aggregations with ``annotate()`` will
-    yield the wrong results, as `multiple tables are the cross joined`_,
+    yield the wrong results, as `multiple tables are cross joined`_,
     resulting in duplicate row aggregations.
 
-.. _multiple tables are the cross joined: https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/10060
+.. _multiple tables are cross joined: https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/10060
 
 Joins and aggregates
 ====================