diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b7aba54d..d9b8cb2f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ $ jc dig example.com | jq -r '.[].answer[].data'
 93.184.216.34
 ```
 
-The `jc` can also be used as a python library. In this case the output will be
+`jc` can also be used as a python library. In this case the output will be
 a python dictionary, a list of dictionaries, or even a
 [lazy iterable of dictionaries](#using-streaming-parsers-as-python-modules)
 instead of JSON:
diff --git a/templates/readme_template b/templates/readme_template
index dae90b8c..8f5c6e96 100644
--- a/templates/readme_template
+++ b/templates/readme_template
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ $ jc dig example.com | jq -r '.[].answer[].data'
 93.184.216.34
 ```
 
-The `jc` can also be used as a python library. In this case the output will be
+`jc` can also be used as a python library. In this case the output will be
 a python dictionary, a list of dictionaries, or even a
 [lazy iterable of dictionaries](#using-streaming-parsers-as-python-modules)
 instead of JSON: