diff --git a/doc/api/errors.md b/doc/api/errors.md
index efbf47d6df4b8a..59aa688dc6051e 100644
--- a/doc/api/errors.md
+++ b/doc/api/errors.md
@@ -2037,7 +2037,7 @@ signal (such as [`subprocess.kill()`][]).
 <a id="ERR_UNSUPPORTED_DIR_IMPORT"></a>
 ### `ERR_UNSUPPORTED_DIR_IMPORT`
 
-`import` a directory URL is unsupported. Instead, you can
+`import` a directory URL is unsupported. Instead,
 [self-reference a package using its name][] and [define a custom subpath][] in
 the `"exports"` field of the `package.json` file.