diff --git a/docs/sample_config.yaml b/docs/sample_config.yaml
index ce657921b1cc..c970a1c679f9 100644
--- a/docs/sample_config.yaml
+++ b/docs/sample_config.yaml
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ log_config: "CONFDIR/SERVERNAME.log.config"
 #     attempts for this account.
 #   - one for ratelimiting redactions by room admins. If this is not explicitly
 #     set then it uses the same ratelimiting as per rc_message. This is useful
-#     to allow room admins to quickly deal with abuse quickly.
+#     to allow room admins to deal with abuse quickly.
 #
 # The defaults are as shown below.
 #