diff --git a/Lib/octave/octcontainer.swg b/Lib/octave/octcontainer.swg
index 6613fcfff..4f14ccef1 100644
--- a/Lib/octave/octcontainer.swg
+++ b/Lib/octave/octcontainer.swg
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
  * Octave cell <-> C++ container wrapper
  *
  * This wrapper, and its iterator, allows a general use (and reuse) of
- * the the mapping between C++ and Octave, thanks to the C++
- * templates.
+ * the mapping between C++ and Octave, thanks to the C++ templates.
  *
  * Of course, it needs the C++ compiler to support templates, but
  * since we will use this wrapper with the STL containers, that should
diff --git a/Lib/python/pycontainer.swg b/Lib/python/pycontainer.swg
index efca86cf1..40506e15b 100644
--- a/Lib/python/pycontainer.swg
+++ b/Lib/python/pycontainer.swg
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
  * Python sequence <-> C++ container wrapper
  *
  * This wrapper, and its iterator, allows a general use (and reuse) of
- * the the mapping between C++ and Python, thanks to the C++
- * templates.
+ * the mapping between C++ and Python, thanks to the C++ templates.
  *
  * Of course, it needs the C++ compiler to support templates, but
  * since we will use this wrapper with the STL containers, that should
diff --git a/Lib/ruby/rubycontainer.swg b/Lib/ruby/rubycontainer.swg
index fa4b619f9..f643e84b3 100644
--- a/Lib/ruby/rubycontainer.swg
+++ b/Lib/ruby/rubycontainer.swg
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
  * Ruby sequence <-> C++ container wrapper
  *
  * This wrapper, and its iterator, allows a general use (and reuse) of
- * the the mapping between C++ and Ruby, thanks to the C++
- * templates.
+ * the mapping between C++ and Ruby, thanks to the C++ templates.
  *
  * Of course, it needs the C++ compiler to support templates, but
  * since we will use this wrapper with the STL containers, that should
diff --git a/Source/Swig/cwrap.c b/Source/Swig/cwrap.c
index 799d434a6..28401f89f 100644
--- a/Source/Swig/cwrap.c
+++ b/Source/Swig/cwrap.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ int Swig_cargs(Wrapper *w, ParmList *p) {
 	  SwigType_del_reference(tvalue);
 	  tycode = SwigType_type(tvalue);
 	  if (tycode != T_USER) {
-	    /* plain primitive type, we copy the the def value */
+	    /* plain primitive type, we copy the def value */
 	    String *lstr = SwigType_lstr(tvalue, defname);
 	    defvalue = NewStringf("%s = %s", lstr, qvalue);
 	    Delete(lstr);
diff --git a/Source/Swig/stype.c b/Source/Swig/stype.c
index a13f87cfc..742b6232a 100644
--- a/Source/Swig/stype.c
+++ b/Source/Swig/stype.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ SwigType *SwigType_default_create(SwigType *ty) {
  * SwigType_default_create() before calling this function.
  *
  * Example deductions (matching the examples described in SwigType_default_create),
- * where the the most specialized matches are highest in the list:
+ * where the most specialized matches are highest in the list:
  *
  *    a(ANY).a(ANY).SWIGTYPE
  *    a(ANY).a().SWIGTYPE