diff --git a/src/test/java/com/amazon/ion/TextSpanHoistingTest.java b/src/test/java/com/amazon/ion/TextSpanHoistingTest.java
index a577fcf68..d560f930b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/amazon/ion/TextSpanHoistingTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/amazon/ion/TextSpanHoistingTest.java
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ public void hoistingTextSpanAlsoHoistsSymbolTable() throws IOException {
         reader.stepIn();
         Assertions.assertEquals(IonType.SYMBOL, reader.next());
         Assertions.assertEquals("foo1", reader.getFieldName());
-
-        // this assertion fails
         Assertions.assertEquals("bar", reader.stringValue());
         reader.stepOut();
     }