diff --git a/parquet-variant/src/main/java/org/apache/parquet/variant/Variant.java b/parquet-variant/src/main/java/org/apache/parquet/variant/Variant.java
index d88c38f0df..acb635119f 100644
--- a/parquet-variant/src/main/java/org/apache/parquet/variant/Variant.java
+++ b/parquet-variant/src/main/java/org/apache/parquet/variant/Variant.java
@@ -301,8 +301,6 @@ private static String escapeJson(String str) {
     }
   }
 
-  // A simplified and more performant version of `sb.append(escapeJson(str))`. It is used when we
-  // know `str` doesn't contain any special character that needs escaping.
   /**
    * Appends a quoted string to a StringBuilder. It is used when we know `str` doesn't contain any
    * special characters that needs escaping. This is more performant than