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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Pull requests are great if you want to add a feature or fix a bug. Here's a quic
 
 1. Fork the repo.
 
-2. Run the tests. We only take pull requests with passing tests.
+2. Run tests. We only take pull requests with passing tests.
 
 3. Add a test for your change. Only refactoring and documentation changes require no new tests.