diff -u b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/StorageComparer.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/StorageComparer.php
--- b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/StorageComparer.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/StorageComparer.php
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@
       if ($this->sourceData[$name] !== $this->targetData[$name]) {
         if (isset($this->sourceData[$name]['uuid']) && $this->sourceData[$name]['uuid'] != $this->targetData[$name]['uuid']) {
           // The entity has the same file as an existing entity but the UUIDs do
-          // not match. This means that the the entity has been recreated so
-          // config synchronisation should do the same.
+          // not match. This means that the entity has been recreated so config
+          // synchronisation should do the same.
           $recreates[] = $name;
         }
         else {