diff --git a/runner/llamarunner/cache.go b/runner/llamarunner/cache.go
index 2e273e69c6..44b246134b 100644
--- a/runner/llamarunner/cache.go
+++ b/runner/llamarunner/cache.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func NewInputCache(lc *llama.Context, kvSize int, numSlots int, multiUserCache b
 }
 
 // Locking: Operations on InputCacheSlot (including finding one
-// through LoadCacheSlot) require a lock to be be held that serializes
+// through LoadCacheSlot) require a lock to be held that serializes
 // these operations with each other and llama.Decode
 
 type InputCacheSlot struct {
diff --git a/runner/ollamarunner/cache.go b/runner/ollamarunner/cache.go
index 8c8a29d85f..02827cd055 100644
--- a/runner/ollamarunner/cache.go
+++ b/runner/ollamarunner/cache.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (c *InputCache) Close() {
 }
 
 // Locking: Operations on InputCacheSlot (including finding one
-// through LoadCacheSlot) require a lock to be be held that serializes
+// through LoadCacheSlot) require a lock to be held that serializes
 // these operations with each other and processBatch
 
 type InputCacheSlot struct {