diff --git a/library/alloc/src/collections/binary_heap/mod.rs b/library/alloc/src/collections/binary_heap/mod.rs
index c54f0062824..846b9a1404d 100644
--- a/library/alloc/src/collections/binary_heap/mod.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/src/collections/binary_heap/mod.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 //! // instead of a max-heap.
 //! impl Ord for State {
 //!     fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering {
-//!         // Notice that the we flip the ordering on costs.
+//!         // Notice that we flip the ordering on costs.
 //!         // In case of a tie we compare positions - this step is necessary
 //!         // to make implementations of `PartialEq` and `Ord` consistent.
 //!         other.cost.cmp(&self.cost)