diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/io/HoodieMergeHandle.java b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/io/HoodieMergeHandle.java
index d09087d88c5a0..06e752f59daea 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/io/HoodieMergeHandle.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/io/HoodieMergeHandle.java
@@ -338,8 +338,7 @@ public void write(GenericRecord oldRecord) {
         } else if (writeUpdateRecord(hoodieRecord, oldRecord, combinedAvroRecord)) {
           /*
            * ONLY WHEN 1) we have an update for this key AND 2) We are able to successfully
-           * write the the combined new
-           * value
+           * write the combined new value
            *
            * We no longer need to copy the old record over.
            */