diff --git a/tools/spelling/check_spelling_pedantic.py b/tools/spelling/check_spelling_pedantic.py
index 493efee32190..bb03323a47b7 100755
--- a/tools/spelling/check_spelling_pedantic.py
+++ b/tools/spelling/check_spelling_pedantic.py
@@ -812,10 +812,7 @@ def execute(files, dictionary_file, fix):
 
     # Exclude ./third_party/ directory from spell checking, even when requested through arguments.
     # Otherwise git pre-push hook checks it for merged commits.
-    paths = [
-        path for path in paths
-        if not path.startswith('./third_party/') and not path.startswith('./third_party/')
-    ]
+    paths = [path for path in paths if not path.startswith('./third_party/')]
 
     exts = ['.cc', '.h', '.proto']
     if args.test_ignore_exts: