diff --git a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/JsonElement.java b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/JsonElement.java
index 2ab1a16095..fb6a5f1ae3 100644
--- a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/JsonElement.java
+++ b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/JsonElement.java
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ public char getAsCharacter() {
    *
    * @return get this element as a {@link BigDecimal}.
    * @throws ClassCastException if the element is of not a {@link JsonPrimitive}.
-   * * @throws NumberFormatException if the element is not a valid {@link BigDecimal}.
+   * @throws NumberFormatException if the element is not a valid {@link BigDecimal}.
    * @throws IllegalStateException if the element is of the type {@link JsonArray} but contains
    * more than a single element.
    * @since 1.2