diff --git a/src/regolith/validators.py b/src/regolith/validators.py
index 8e66cf6f6..e901bfb52 100644
--- a/src/regolith/validators.py
+++ b/src/regolith/validators.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def is_string(x):
 
 
 def to_bool(x):
-    """ "Converts to a boolean in a semantically meaningful way."""
+    """Converts to a boolean in a semantically meaningful way."""
     if isinstance(x, bool):
         return x
     elif isinstance(x, string_types):