diff --git a/db/version_set.h b/db/version_set.h
index 77b98950ab..0beae4dd00 100644
--- a/db/version_set.h
+++ b/db/version_set.h
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ class Compaction {
   // Each compaction reads inputs from "level_" and "level_+1"
   std::vector<FileMetaData*> inputs_[2];      // The two sets of inputs
 
-  // State used to check for number of of overlapping grandparent files
+  // State used to check for number of overlapping grandparent files
   // (parent == level_ + 1, grandparent == level_ + 2)
   std::vector<FileMetaData*> grandparents_;
   size_t grandparent_index_;  // Index in grandparent_starts_