diff --git a/oauth2_http/java/com/google/auth/oauth2/ComputeEngineCredentials.java b/oauth2_http/java/com/google/auth/oauth2/ComputeEngineCredentials.java
index e3892ca18..d1fedee49 100644
--- a/oauth2_http/java/com/google/auth/oauth2/ComputeEngineCredentials.java
+++ b/oauth2_http/java/com/google/auth/oauth2/ComputeEngineCredentials.java
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ public String getAccount() {
       try {
         serviceAccountEmail = getDefaultServiceAccount();
       } catch (IOException ex) {
-        throw new RuntimeException("Failed to to get service account", ex);
+        throw new RuntimeException("Failed to get service account", ex);
       }
     }
     return serviceAccountEmail;
diff --git a/oauth2_http/javatests/com/google/auth/oauth2/ComputeEngineCredentialsTest.java b/oauth2_http/javatests/com/google/auth/oauth2/ComputeEngineCredentialsTest.java
index ec5998b4b..be3575a0e 100644
--- a/oauth2_http/javatests/com/google/auth/oauth2/ComputeEngineCredentialsTest.java
+++ b/oauth2_http/javatests/com/google/auth/oauth2/ComputeEngineCredentialsTest.java
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ public LowLevelHttpResponse execute() throws IOException {
       credentials.getAccount();
       fail("Fetching default service account should have failed");
     } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-      assertEquals("Failed to to get service account", e.getMessage());
+      assertEquals("Failed to get service account", e.getMessage());
       assertNotNull(e.getCause());
       assertTrue(e.getCause().getMessage().contains("404"));
     }
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ public LowLevelHttpResponse execute() throws IOException {
       credentials.getAccount();
       fail("Fetching default service account should have failed");
     } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-      assertEquals("Failed to to get service account", e.getMessage());
+      assertEquals("Failed to get service account", e.getMessage());
       assertNotNull(e.getCause());
       assertTrue(e.getCause().getMessage().contains("Empty content"));
     }