diff --git a/language/java/run-containers.md b/language/java/run-containers.md
index c368511640..bb5533780c 100644
--- a/language/java/run-containers.md
+++ b/language/java/run-containers.md
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ trusting_beaver
 
 Now that our container is stopped, let’s remove it. When you remove a container, the process inside the container will be stopped and the metadata for the container will be removed.
 
-To remove a container, simple run the `docker rm` command passing the container name. You can pass multiple container names to the command using a single command. Again, replace the container names in the following command with the container names from your system.
+To remove a container, simply run the `docker rm` command passing the container name. You can pass multiple container names to the command using a single command. Again, replace the container names in the following command with the container names from your system.
 
 ```console
 $ docker rm trusting_beaver modest_khayyam lucid_greider