diff --git a/bigchaindb/lib.py b/bigchaindb/lib.py
index e481e6df..f51f8754 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/lib.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/lib.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import rapidjson
 try:
     from hashlib import sha3_256
 except ImportError:
-    # NOTE: neeeded for Python < 3.6
+    # NOTE: needed for Python < 3.6
     from sha3 import sha3_256
 
 import requests
diff --git a/tests/tendermint/test_lib.py b/tests/tendermint/test_lib.py
index fbb2201b..db2f7bc5 100644
--- a/tests/tendermint/test_lib.py
+++ b/tests/tendermint/test_lib.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from unittest.mock import patch
 try:
     from hashlib import sha3_256
 except ImportError:
-    # NOTE: neeeded for Python < 3.6
+    # NOTE: needed for Python < 3.6
     from sha3 import sha3_256
 
 import pytest