diff --git a/doc/api/fs.md b/doc/api/fs.md
index 8433f6ce832192..cea4f600ac8bd0 100644
--- a/doc/api/fs.md
+++ b/doc/api/fs.md
@@ -6700,7 +6700,7 @@ a string, a {Buffer}, or a {URL} object using the `file:` protocol.
 
 #### String paths
 
-String from paths are interpreted as UTF-8 character sequences identifying
+String paths are interpreted as UTF-8 character sequences identifying
 the absolute or relative filename. Relative paths will be resolved relative
 to the current working directory as determined by calling `process.cwd()`.