diff --git a/gerrit-extension-api/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/ChangeStatus.java b/gerrit-extension-api/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/ChangeStatus.java
index 431c4b06fc..9af66f29f6 100644
--- a/gerrit-extension-api/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/ChangeStatus.java
+++ b/gerrit-extension-api/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/ChangeStatus.java
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ public enum ChangeStatus {
    * <p>
    * Typically a change resides in the SUBMITTED for only a brief sub-second
    * period while the merge queue fires and the destination branch is updated.
-   * However, if a dependency commit (a {@link PatchSetAncestor}, directly or
-   * transitively) is not yet merged into the branch, the change will hang in
-   * the SUBMITTED state indefinitely.
+   * However, if a dependency commit (directly or transitively) is not yet
+   * merged into the branch, the change will hang in the SUBMITTED state
+   * indefinitely.
    *
    * <p>
    * Changes in the SUBMITTED state can be moved to: