diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/errorprone.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/errorprone.xml
index 3d5f1d84c1e..0898f3ba7ac 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/errorprone.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/errorprone.xml
@@ -2115,12 +2115,12 @@ $topLevelClass[
         not(ClassBody/MethodDeclaration[($isLombokUtility or pmd-java:modifiers() = "static") and @Visibility != "private"]) and
         (: … nor fields … :)
         not(ClassBody/FieldDeclaration[($isLombokUtility or pmd-java:modifiers() = "static") and @Visibility != "private"]) and
-        (: … no nested classes, that are non-private and static … :)
+        (: … no nested classes, that are non-private and static … :)
         not(ClassBody/ClassDeclaration
             [pmd-java:modifiers() = "static" and @Visibility != "private"]
-            (: … with a default or non-private constructor … :)
+            (: … with a default or non-private constructor … :)
             [not(ClassBody/ConstructorDeclaration) or ClassBody/ConstructorDeclaration[@Visibility != "private"]]
-            (: … and a non-private method returning the outer class type … :)
+            (: … and a non-private method returning the outer class type … :)
             [(ClassBody/MethodDeclaration
                 [@Visibility != "private"]
                 [descendant::ReturnStatement/*[1][pmd-java:typeIs(ancestor::ClassDeclaration[@Nested = false()]/@BinaryName)]]