diff --git a/pep-0428.txt b/pep-0428.txt
index 74f6ac8a1..b1861edb1 100644
--- a/pep-0428.txt
+++ b/pep-0428.txt
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ First a couple of conventions:
 
 * A POSIX path is absolute if it has a root.  A Windows path is absolute if
   it has both a drive *and* a root.  A Windows UNC path (e.g.
-  ``\\some\\share\\myfile.txt``) always has a drive and a root
-  (here, ``\\some\\share`` and ``\\``, respectively).
+  ``\\some\share\myfile.txt``) always has a drive and a root
+  (here, ``\\some\share`` and ``\``, respectively).
 
 * A drive which has either a drive *or* a root is said to be anchored.
   Its anchor is the concatenation of the drive and root.  Under POSIX,