diff --git a/MeshLib/Properties-impl.h b/MeshLib/Properties-impl.h
index e535547114d00f0bec8e7b6fbb699a80af3babac..c1ad9e8ac29410ef18892eb1db5a8fe238c5b535 100644
--- a/MeshLib/Properties-impl.h
+++ b/MeshLib/Properties-impl.h
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ PropertyVector<T>* Properties::createNewPropertyVector(
     MeshItemType mesh_item_type,
     std::size_t n_components)
 {
-    // check if there is already a PropertyVector with the same name and
-    // mesh_item_type
+    // check if there is already a PropertyVector with the same name
     std::map<std::string, PropertyVectorBase*>::const_iterator it(
         _properties.find(name)
     );