diff --git a/doc/api/readline.md b/doc/api/readline.md
index 6ddbd1cdf6..448b109e4d 100644
--- a/doc/api/readline.md
+++ b/doc/api/readline.md
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ rl.question('What is your favorite food?', (answer) => {
 
 *Note*: The `callback` function passed to `rl.question()` does not follow the
 typical pattern of accepting an `Error` object or `null` as the first argument.
-The `callback` is called with the provided answer as the only argument.git 
+The `callback` is called with the provided answer as the only argument.
 
 ### rl.resume()
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