diff --git a/doc/api/next_api_changes/behavior/27179-KS.rst b/doc/api/next_api_changes/behavior/27179-KS.rst
index fed4675a5f38..873cd622bbd4 100644
--- a/doc/api/next_api_changes/behavior/27179-KS.rst
+++ b/doc/api/next_api_changes/behavior/27179-KS.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Default behavior of ``hexbin`` with *C* provided requires at least 1 point
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-The behavior changed in 3.8.0 to be inclusive of *mincnt*, however that resulted in
+The behavior changed in 3.8.0 to be inclusive of *mincnt*. However that resulted in
 errors or warnings with some reduction functions, so now the default is to require at
 least 1 point to call the reduction function. This effectively restores the default
 behavior to match that of Matplotlib 3.7 and before.