diff --git a/notary/service_architecture.md b/notary/service_architecture.md
index 2a116aa26a..fd564345b5 100644
--- a/notary/service_architecture.md
+++ b/notary/service_architecture.md
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ discusses how our architecture is designed to deal with compromises.
 ### Notary server compromise
 
 In the event of a Notary server compromise, an attacker would have direct access to
-the metadata stored in the database as well as well as access to the credentials
+the metadata stored in the database as well as access to the credentials
 used to communicate with Notary signer, and therefore, access to arbitrary signing
 operations with any key the Signer holds.
 
@@ -370,4 +370,4 @@ changed immediately.
 ## Related information
 
 * [Run a Notary service](running_a_service.md)
-* [Notary configuration files](reference/index.md)
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+* [Notary configuration files](reference/index.md)