diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/go/getting-started.md b/content/en/docs/languages/go/getting-started.md
index 68ff65834062..0488b961bd52 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/go/getting-started.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/go/getting-started.md
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func newLoggerProvider() (*log.LoggerProvider, error) {
 ```
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-If you're only using tracing or metrics, you can omit the code the corresponding
+If you're only using tracing or metrics, you can omit the corresponding
 TracerProvider or MeterProvider initialization code.
 
 ### Instrument the HTTP server