diff --git a/MeshLib/Elements/HexRule8.h b/MeshLib/Elements/HexRule8.h
index 6c07d23ddf18224f08e453f313676aaa44cb7d33..5b5ed204ea04c0ab53d8c4bf1a263aa7e4980c09 100644
--- a/MeshLib/Elements/HexRule8.h
+++ b/MeshLib/Elements/HexRule8.h
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ public:
 
 	/**
 	 * Tests if the element is geometrically valid.
-	 * @param check_zero_volume indicates if volume == 0 should be checked
 	 */
 	static ElementErrorCode validate(const Element* e);
 
diff --git a/MeshLib/Elements/LineRule2.h b/MeshLib/Elements/LineRule2.h
index 8b5ef8a16cdd6efdc2b3f722cf60b10da402c7ac..010ba489a8bd1e3e2783c0f6e444a9b237c9b686 100644
--- a/MeshLib/Elements/LineRule2.h
+++ b/MeshLib/Elements/LineRule2.h
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ public:
 
 	/**
 	 * Tests if the element is geometrically valid.
-	 * @param check_zero_volume indicates if volume == 0 should be checked
 	 */
 	static ElementErrorCode validate(const Element* e);
 
diff --git a/MeshLib/Elements/PrismRule6.h b/MeshLib/Elements/PrismRule6.h
index 56bc44d81ef1dba7ff6e7e6228878e4073e68193..ed9185ca6bf9cbfd82161b5a4adde29ec2af52fc 100644
--- a/MeshLib/Elements/PrismRule6.h
+++ b/MeshLib/Elements/PrismRule6.h
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ public:
 
 	/**
 	 * Tests if the element is geometrically valid.
-	 * @param check_zero_volume indicates if volume == 0 should be checked
 	 */
 	static ElementErrorCode validate(const Element* e);
 
diff --git a/MeshLib/Elements/PyramidRule5.h b/MeshLib/Elements/PyramidRule5.h
index ff3c6ceb11ae04b8ac70bf0a4117c358d6010e3b..1e6b3071ebb7d22cf17527b9cde89cefd27a9a1e 100644
--- a/MeshLib/Elements/PyramidRule5.h
+++ b/MeshLib/Elements/PyramidRule5.h
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ public:
 
 	/**
 	 * Tests if the element is geometrically valid.
-	 * @param check_zero_volume indicates if volume == 0 should be checked
 	 */
 	static ElementErrorCode validate(const Element* e);
 
diff --git a/MeshLib/Elements/QuadRule4.h b/MeshLib/Elements/QuadRule4.h
index 416c93ce5841ee265d0aa39e82f2285bae2c07b0..a9a680871d584b3d8cc378918e980953e1c659ca 100644
--- a/MeshLib/Elements/QuadRule4.h
+++ b/MeshLib/Elements/QuadRule4.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ public:
 
 	/**
 	 * Tests if the element is geometrically valid.
-	 * @param check_zero_volume indicates if volume == 0 should be checked
 	 */
 	static ElementErrorCode validate(const Element* e);
 
diff --git a/MeshLib/Elements/TemplateElement.h b/MeshLib/Elements/TemplateElement.h
index e880183fad2c78a6a5d8b091421b4a959e271a6e..9fe5b5aaf144e5f3b74e827db94569eb2021a609 100644
--- a/MeshLib/Elements/TemplateElement.h
+++ b/MeshLib/Elements/TemplateElement.h
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ public:
 
 	/**
 	 * Tests if the element is geometrically valid.
-	 * @param check_zero_volume indicates if volume == 0 should be checked
 	 */
 	virtual ElementErrorCode validate() const
 	{
diff --git a/MeshLib/Elements/TetRule4.h b/MeshLib/Elements/TetRule4.h
index d894a1672550c89c1fe31e4ae6ef92414a23d727..259ec4dd69ebfd413407c7c5f912b2b8adf0af8d 100644
--- a/MeshLib/Elements/TetRule4.h
+++ b/MeshLib/Elements/TetRule4.h
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ public:
 
 	/**
 	 * Tests if the element is geometrically valid.
-	 * @param check_zero_volume indicates if volume == 0 should be checked
 	 */
 	static ElementErrorCode validate(const Element* e);
 
diff --git a/MeshLib/Elements/TriRule3.h b/MeshLib/Elements/TriRule3.h
index 654fe494ebc5d90ad3fc4ac7ff01e32013dd7356..f90a519209efe24c812f8a1591a3baa177fb8dc5 100644
--- a/MeshLib/Elements/TriRule3.h
+++ b/MeshLib/Elements/TriRule3.h
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ public:
 
 	/**
 	 * Tests if the element is geometrically valid.
-	 * @param check_zero_volume indicates if volume == 0 should be checked
 	 */
 	static ElementErrorCode validate(const Element* e);