diff --git a/guide/C/ch_basics.xml b/guide/C/ch_basics.xml
index 0b7eda79..8d8728c0 100644
--- a/guide/C/ch_basics.xml
+++ b/guide/C/ch_basics.xml
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ Translators:
     <sect2 id="migrate-financial">
       <title>Migrating financial data</title>
 
-      <para>Migrating &app; financial data is a as simple as copying <filename>.gnucash</filename> files with a
+      <para>Migrating &app; financial data is as simple as copying <filename>.gnucash</filename> files with a
         file manager if you know where they are saved. If you can&rsquo;t remember where a file is
         stored but you can open it directly within &app;, save it in the desired path from within
         &app;.