diff --git a/cmd/cue/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cue/cmd/cmd.go
index 8998a3a..8850811 100644
--- a/cmd/cue/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cue/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "cmd <name> [inputs]",
 		Short: "run a user-defined shell command",
-		Long: `cmd executes defined the named command for each of the named instances.
+		Long: `cmd executes the named command for each of the named instances.
 
 Commands define actions on instances. For example, they may
 specify how to upload a configuration to Kubernetes. Commands are
diff --git a/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/help_cmd.txt b/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/help_cmd.txt
index d357539..ab7de8e 100644
--- a/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/help_cmd.txt
+++ b/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/help_cmd.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 }
 
 -- expect-stdout --
-cmd executes defined the named command for each of the named instances.
+cmd executes the named command for each of the named instances.
 
 Commands define actions on instances. For example, they may
 specify how to upload a configuration to Kubernetes. Commands are