diff --git a/x/staking/spec/README.md b/x/staking/spec/README.md
index 437790ce7..0005088ae 100644
--- a/x/staking/spec/README.md
+++ b/x/staking/spec/README.md
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ in June 2016.
 
 The module enables Cosmos-SDK based blockchain to support an advanced
 Proof-of-Stake system. In this system, holders of the native staking token of
-the chain can become validators and can delegate tokens to validator
-validators, ultimately determining the effective validator set for the system.
+the chain can become validators and can delegate tokens to validators,
+ultimately determining the effective validator set for the system.
 
 This module will be used in the Cosmos Hub, the first Hub in the Cosmos
 network.