diff --git a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/visitors/RemoveDuplicateAreasVisitor.cpp b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/visitors/RemoveDuplicateAreasVisitor.cpp
index 36104de..98493a0 100644
--- a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/visitors/RemoveDuplicateAreasVisitor.cpp
+++ b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/visitors/RemoveDuplicateAreasVisitor.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ void RemoveDuplicateAreasVisitor::visit(const std::shared_ptr<Element>& e)
areaCrit.setOsmMap(_map);
std::shared_ptr<Envelope> env(e->getEnvelope(_map->shared_from_this()));
- // if the envelope is null or the element is incomplete.
+ // if the envelope is null or the element is incomplete
if (env->isNull() ||
CompletelyContainedByMapElementVisitor::isComplete(_map, e->getElementId()) == false ||
areaCrit.isSatisfied(e) == false)