diff --git a/pandas/core/dtypes/dtypes.py b/pandas/core/dtypes/dtypes.py
index 6be6787862654..a02a8b8b110bf 100644
--- a/pandas/core/dtypes/dtypes.py
+++ b/pandas/core/dtypes/dtypes.py
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ def __ne__(self, other: object) -> bool:
     @classmethod
     def is_dtype(cls, dtype: object) -> bool:
         """
-        Return a boolean if we if the passed type is an actual dtype that we
+        Return a boolean if the passed type is an actual dtype that we
         can match (via string or type)
         """
         if isinstance(dtype, str):
@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ def __setstate__(self, state) -> None:
     @classmethod
     def is_dtype(cls, dtype: object) -> bool:
         """
-        Return a boolean if we if the passed type is an actual dtype that we
+        Return a boolean if the passed type is an actual dtype that we
         can match (via string or type)
         """
         if isinstance(dtype, str):