diff --git a/ql/lib/semmle/go/StringOps.qll b/ql/lib/semmle/go/StringOps.qll
index 130d7d83b3f..70f83328c05 100644
--- a/ql/lib/semmle/go/StringOps.qll
+++ b/ql/lib/semmle/go/StringOps.qll
@@ -170,8 +170,7 @@ module StringOps {
   module Formatting {
     /**
      * Gets a regular expression for matching simple format-string components, including flags,
-     * width and precision specifiers, but not including `*` specifiers or explicit argument
-     * indices.
+     * width and precision specifiers, not including explicit argument indices.
      */
     pragma[noinline]
     private string getFormatComponentRegex() {