diff --git a/src/flib/piolib_mod.F90 b/src/flib/piolib_mod.F90
index e8473713e7f..0f49a61ca50 100644
--- a/src/flib/piolib_mod.F90
+++ b/src/flib/piolib_mod.F90
@@ -1039,7 +1039,6 @@ end function PIOc_Init_Intracomm_from_F90
 #endif
   end subroutine init_intracom
 
-  !>
   !! @public
   !! @ingroup PIO_init
   !! Initialize the pio subsystem. This is a collective call. Input