diff --git a/packages/tailwindcss/src/compat/container.ts b/packages/tailwindcss/src/compat/container.ts
index 3cf72c4db106..266d101b0409 100644
--- a/packages/tailwindcss/src/compat/container.ts
+++ b/packages/tailwindcss/src/compat/container.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function buildCustomContainerUtilityRules(
   if (typeof screens === 'object' && screens !== null) {
     breakpointOverwrites = new Map()
 
-    // When setting a the `screens` in v3, you were overwriting the default
+    // When setting the `screens` in v3, you were overwriting the default
     // screens config. To do this in v4, you have to manually unset all core
     // screens.