diff --git a/java/org/jlab/coda/jevio/IEvioReader.java b/java/org/jlab/coda/jevio/IEvioReader.java
index 5b205ab90..ba27de61f 100644
--- a/java/org/jlab/coda/jevio/IEvioReader.java
+++ b/java/org/jlab/coda/jevio/IEvioReader.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public interface IEvioReader {
      * Get the event in the file/buffer at a given index (starting at 1).
      * As useful as this sounds, most applications will probably call
      * {@link #parseNextEvent()} or {@link #parseEvent(int)} instead,
-     * since it combines combines getting an event with parsing it.<p>
+     * since it combines getting an event with parsing it.<p>
      *
      * @param  index number of event desired, starting at 1, from beginning of file/buffer
      * @return the event in the file/buffer at the given index or null if none