diff --git a/tokio-util/src/sync/mpsc.rs b/tokio-util/src/sync/mpsc.rs
index 8e2ff8146..4092822e2 100644
--- a/tokio-util/src/sync/mpsc.rs
+++ b/tokio-util/src/sync/mpsc.rs
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ impl<T: Send> PollSender<T> {
         result
     }
 
-    /// Checks whether this sender is been closed.
+    /// Checks whether this sender is closed.
     ///
     /// The underlying channel that this sender was wrapping may still be open.
     pub fn is_closed(&self) -> bool {