diff --git a/silkworm/db/state/state_reader_test.cpp b/silkworm/db/state/state_reader_test.cpp
index f5d1e73451..044b5be7d1 100644
--- a/silkworm/db/state/state_reader_test.cpp
+++ b/silkworm/db/state/state_reader_test.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class StateReaderTest : public silkworm::test_util::ContextTestBase {
     StateReader state_reader_{transaction_, kEarliestBlockNumber};
 };
 
-#ifdef notdef // tests commented wiating its conversion using TKV
+#ifdef notdef  // tests commented wiating its conversion using TKV
 
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(StateReaderTest, "StateReader::read_account") {
     SECTION("no account for history empty and current state empty") {