diff --git a/string.c b/string.c
index 8dd6f642a4..e239a27a4c 100644
--- a/string.c
+++ b/string.c
@@ -3116,9 +3116,7 @@ str_eql(const VALUE str1, const VALUE str2)
  *     str == obj    -> true or false
  *     str === obj   -> true or false
  *
- *  === Equality
- *
- *  Returns whether +str+ == +obj+, similar to Object#==.
+ *  Equality---Returns whether +str+ == +obj+, similar to Object#==.
  *
  *  If +obj+ is not an instance of String but responds to +to_str+, then the
  *  two strings are compared using <code>obj.==</code>.