diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/doc_fix.yml b/changelogs/fragments/doc_fix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..89c40932ff2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/doc_fix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+    - remove dupes from var precedence
diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/playbooks_variables.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/playbooks_variables.rst
index e0386794376..662ca402418 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/playbooks_variables.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/playbooks_variables.rst
@@ -835,12 +835,9 @@ Here is the order of precedence from least to greatest (the last listed variable
   * inventory group_vars/* [3]_
   * playbook group_vars/* [3]_
   * inventory file or script host vars [2]_
-  * inventory host_vars/*
-  * playbook host_vars/*
-  * host facts / cached set_facts [4]_
   * inventory host_vars/* [3]_
   * playbook host_vars/* [3]_
-  * host facts
+  * host facts / cached set_facts [4]_
   * play vars
   * play vars_prompt
   * play vars_files