diff --git a/spring-batch-docs/asciidoc/step.adoc b/spring-batch-docs/asciidoc/step.adoc index 435a9f893..c7c44f93f 100644 --- a/spring-batch-docs/asciidoc/step.adoc +++ b/spring-batch-docs/asciidoc/step.adoc @@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ public Step step1() { An `ItemReader`, `ItemWriter` or `ItemProcessor` that itself implements one of the `StepListener` interfaces is registered automatically with the `Step` if using the -namespace `` element or one of the the `*StepFactoryBean` factories. This only +namespace `` element or one of the `*StepFactoryBean` factories. This only applies to components directly injected into the `Step`. If the listener is nested inside another component, it needs to be explicitly registered (as described previously under <>).