diff --git a/scale/interfaces.go b/scale/interfaces.go
index 4668c741..13f2cfb8 100644
--- a/scale/interfaces.go
+++ b/scale/interfaces.go
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ type ScaleInterface interface {
 	// Get fetches the scale of the given scalable resource.
 	Get(resource schema.GroupResource, name string) (*autoscalingapi.Scale, error)
 
-	// Update updates the scale of the the given scalable resource.
+	// Update updates the scale of the given scalable resource.
 	Update(resource schema.GroupResource, scale *autoscalingapi.Scale) (*autoscalingapi.Scale, error)
 }
diff --git a/tools/cache/heap.go b/tools/cache/heap.go
index 78e49245..7357ff97 100644
--- a/tools/cache/heap.go
+++ b/tools/cache/heap.go
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func (h *Heap) AddIfNotPresent(obj interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// addIfNotPresentLocked assumes the lock is already held and adds the the provided
+// addIfNotPresentLocked assumes the lock is already held and adds the provided
 // item to the queue if it does not already exist.
 func (h *Heap) addIfNotPresentLocked(key string, obj interface{}) {
 	if _, exists := h.data.items[key]; exists {