diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/aiops/server/routes/log_rate_analysis/analysis_handlers/top_items_handler.ts b/x-pack/plugins/aiops/server/routes/log_rate_analysis/analysis_handlers/top_items_handler.ts
index e7379c6ffdb19..a59b46887b5ff 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/aiops/server/routes/log_rate_analysis/analysis_handlers/top_items_handler.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/aiops/server/routes/log_rate_analysis/analysis_handlers/top_items_handler.ts
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ export const topItemsHandlerFactory =
       } else if (isTextFieldCandidates(payload)) {
         const { textFieldCandidates: fieldNames } = payload;
 
-        const topCategoriesForField = await await fetchTopCategories({
+        const topCategoriesForField = await fetchTopCategories({
           esClient,
           logger,
           emitError: responseStream.pushError,