diff --git a/docs/design_docs/root_coordinator_recovery_on_power_failure.md b/docs/design_docs/root_coordinator_recovery_on_power_failure.md
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@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 ### 2.10 Remove the code related to proxy service
 
 1. The `proxy service` related code will be removed
-2. The the job of time synchronization which done by the `proxy service` is partially simplified and handed over to the `RC` (subsection 2.8)
+2. The job of time synchronization which done by the `proxy service` is partially simplified and handed over to the `RC` (subsection 2.8)
 
 ### 2.11 Query collection meta based on timeline