diff --git a/core/java/android/app/Service.java b/core/java/android/app/Service.java
index 396774090515c..ec9960d5614bd 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/Service.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/Service.java
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ public abstract class Service extends ContextWrapper implements ComponentCallbac
     
     /**
      * This flag is set in {@link #onStartCommand} if the Intent is a
-     * a retry because the original attempt never got to or returned from
+     * retry because the original attempt never got to or returned from
      * {@link #onStartCommand(Intent, int, int)}.
      */
     public static final int START_FLAG_RETRY = 0x0002;