diff --git a/hgext/fix.py b/hgext/fix.py
--- a/hgext/fix.py
+++ b/hgext/fix.py
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
 
 
 def getworkqueue(ui, repo, pats, opts, revstofix, basectxs):
-    """ "Constructs the list of files to be fixed at specific revisions
+    """Constructs the list of files to be fixed at specific revisions
 
     It is up to the caller how to consume the work items, and the only
     dependence between them is that replacement revisions must be committed in
diff --git a/mercurial/interfaces/repository.py b/mercurial/interfaces/repository.py
--- a/mercurial/interfaces/repository.py
+++ b/mercurial/interfaces/repository.py
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@
         """
 
     def revision(node, raw=False):
-        """ "Obtain fulltext data for a node.
+        """Obtain fulltext data for a node.
 
         By default, any storage transformations are applied before the data
         is returned. If ``raw`` is True, non-raw storage transformations
diff --git a/mercurial/match.py b/mercurial/match.py
--- a/mercurial/match.py
+++ b/mercurial/match.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 
 
 def _kindpatsalwaysmatch(kindpats):
-    """ "Checks whether the kindspats match everything, as e.g.
+    """Checks whether the kindspats match everything, as e.g.
     'relpath:.' does.
     """
     for kind, pat, source in kindpats: