diff --git a/docs/api-documentation.md b/docs/api-documentation.md
index d8b3c001d721cbd0b7f54f227771308836850390..b1a42b61809a4d63560777ab9dfe3fc788ca5a77 100644
--- a/docs/api-documentation.md
+++ b/docs/api-documentation.md
@@ -1991,7 +1991,7 @@ Fetch the current `User`.
 
 ## `POST /api/user/`
 
-Create a new `User`, or or reäctivate an existing one.
+Create a new `User`, or reactivate an existing one.
 
 You must be a superuser to do this.
 
diff --git a/src/metabase/api/user.clj b/src/metabase/api/user.clj
index 15c59bcf882001cc91615b7dfd547af3bbb0320a..fdb7a6b7191c02fdf13da5a6bcf85fa60549c9c2 100644
--- a/src/metabase/api/user.clj
+++ b/src/metabase/api/user.clj
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 
 (api/defendpoint POST "/"
-  "Create a new `User`, or or reäctivate an existing one."
+  "Create a new `User`, or reactivate an existing one."
   [:as {{:keys [first_name last_name email password]} :body}]
   {first_name su/NonBlankString
    last_name  su/NonBlankString