diff --git a/source/tutorial/backup-sharded-cluster-with-database-dumps.txt b/source/tutorial/backup-sharded-cluster-with-database-dumps.txt
index 1ef3c0ddafd..b5089d86fe0 100644
--- a/source/tutorial/backup-sharded-cluster-with-database-dumps.txt
+++ b/source/tutorial/backup-sharded-cluster-with-database-dumps.txt
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ shard.
 
    To lock or freeze a sharded cluster, you must:
 
-   - Shutdown one member of each replica replica set.
+   - Shutdown one member of each replica set.
 
      Ensure that the :term:`oplog` has sufficient capacity to allow
      these secondaries to catch up to the state of the primaries after