diff --git a/Lib/ssl.py b/Lib/ssl.py
index 386702b5577..39019f9b134 100644
--- a/Lib/ssl.py
+++ b/Lib/ssl.py
@@ -573,8 +573,8 @@ def cipher(self):
         return self._sslobj.cipher()
 
     def shared_ciphers(self):
-        """Return the a list of ciphers shared by the client during the
-        handshake or None if this is not a valid server connection.
+        """Return a list of ciphers shared by the client during the handshake or
+        None if this is not a valid server connection.
         """
         return self._sslobj.shared_ciphers()