diff --git a/R/geom-linerange.r b/R/geom-linerange.r
index 6758cde3e5..861c8b0760 100644
--- a/R/geom-linerange.r
+++ b/R/geom-linerange.r
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #' @inheritParams layer
 #' @inheritParams geom_point
 #' @examples
-#' #' # Create a simple example dataset
+#' # Create a simple example dataset
 #' df <- data.frame(
 #'   trt = factor(c(1, 1, 2, 2)),
 #'   resp = c(1, 5, 3, 4),
diff --git a/man/geom_linerange.Rd b/man/geom_linerange.Rd
index 9b077bd1f8..bbec0fbba5 100644
--- a/man/geom_linerange.Rd
+++ b/man/geom_linerange.Rd
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Learn more about setting these aesthetics in \code{vignette("ggplot2-specs")}.
 }
 
 \examples{
-#' # Create a simple example dataset
+# Create a simple example dataset
 df <- data.frame(
   trt = factor(c(1, 1, 2, 2)),
   resp = c(1, 5, 3, 4),