diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-plugin-express/src/express.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-plugin-express/src/express.ts
index 2f5c136bb0..2f34d7874c 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-plugin-express/src/express.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-plugin-express/src/express.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ export class ExpressPlugin extends BasePlugin<typeof express> {
         ] as ExpressLayerType;
 
         // Rename the root http span in case we haven't done it already
-        // // once we reach the request handler
+        // once we reach the request handler
         if (
           metadata.attributes[AttributeNames.EXPRESS_TYPE] ===
           ExpressLayerType.REQUEST_HANDLER