diff --git a/util/metrics/counter_test.go b/util/metrics/counter_test.go
index 6602dce0bb..ab50110e7d 100644
--- a/util/metrics/counter_test.go
+++ b/util/metrics/counter_test.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func TestMetricCounter(t *testing.T) {
 
 	test.Lock()
 	defer test.Unlock()
-	// the the loop above we've created a single metric name with five different labels set ( host0, host1 .. host 4)
+	// the loop above we've created a single metric name with five different labels set ( host0, host1 .. host 4)
 	// let's see if we received all the 5 different labels.
 	require.Equal(t, 5, len(test.metrics), "Missing metric counts were reported: %+v", test.metrics)
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func TestMetricCounterFastInts(t *testing.T) {
 
 	test.Lock()
 	defer test.Unlock()
-	// the the loop above we've created a single metric name with five different labels set ( host0, host1 .. host 4)
+	// the loop above we've created a single metric name with five different labels set ( host0, host1 .. host 4)
 	// let's see if we received all the 5 different labels.
 	require.Equal(t, 1, len(test.metrics), "Missing metric counts were reported: %+v", test.metrics)
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func TestMetricCounterMixed(t *testing.T) {
 
 	test.Lock()
 	defer test.Unlock()
-	// the the loop above we've created a single metric name with five different labels set ( host0, host1 .. host 4)
+	// the loop above we've created a single metric name with five different labels set ( host0, host1 .. host 4)
 	// let's see if we received all the 5 different labels.
 	require.Equal(t, 1, len(test.metrics), "Missing metric counts were reported: %+v", test.metrics)
 
diff --git a/util/metrics/gauge_test.go b/util/metrics/gauge_test.go
index a2c9051482..d3ef26a416 100644
--- a/util/metrics/gauge_test.go
+++ b/util/metrics/gauge_test.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func TestMetricGauge(t *testing.T) {
 
 	test.Lock()
 	defer test.Unlock()
-	// the the loop above we've created 3 separate gauges
+	// the loop above we've created 3 separate gauges
 	// let's see if we received all 3 metrics
 	require.Equal(t, 3, len(test.metrics), "Missing metric counts were reported: %+v", test.metrics)