diff --git a/src/lightning/pytorch/trainer/trainer.py b/src/lightning/pytorch/trainer/trainer.py
index d9d13602700cf..ce9801593e397 100644
--- a/src/lightning/pytorch/trainer/trainer.py
+++ b/src/lightning/pytorch/trainer/trainer.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ def __init__(
                 across epochs or during iteration-based training.
                 Default: ``1.0``.
 
-            check_val_every_n_epoch: Perform a validation loop every after every `N` training epochs. If ``None``,
+            check_val_every_n_epoch: Perform a validation loop after every `N` training epochs. If ``None``,
                 validation will be done solely based on the number of training batches, requiring ``val_check_interval``
                 to be an integer value.
                 Default: ``1``.