diff --git a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/git/GitSCM.java b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/git/GitSCM.java
index d101a3456f..cc399cebb4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/git/GitSCM.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/git/GitSCM.java
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ private List<RefSpec> getRefSpecs(RemoteConfig repo, EnvVars env) {
      * If the configuration is such that we are tracking just one branch of one repository
      * return that branch specifier (in the form of something like "origin/master" or a SHA1-hash
      *
-     * Otherwise return [@code null}.
+     * Otherwise return {@code null}.
      */
     @CheckForNull
     private String getSingleBranch(EnvVars env) {