diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/mock/http/client/MockClientHttpRequest.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/mock/http/client/MockClientHttpRequest.java
index 10736fe4f02..90f1c88f7a5 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/mock/http/client/MockClientHttpRequest.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/mock/http/client/MockClientHttpRequest.java
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public class MockClientHttpRequest extends MockHttpOutputMessage implements Clie
 
 	/**
 	 * Set the {@link ClientHttpResponse} to be used as the result of executing
-	 * the this request.
+	 * this request.
 	 * @see #execute()
 	 */
 	public void setResponse(ClientHttpResponse clientHttpResponse) {