diff --git a/src/test/java/picard/analysis/directed/CollectHsMetricsTest.java b/src/test/java/picard/analysis/directed/CollectHsMetricsTest.java
index 40bbfc478d..0bbcfcd7df 100644
--- a/src/test/java/picard/analysis/directed/CollectHsMetricsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/picard/analysis/directed/CollectHsMetricsTest.java
@@ -250,9 +250,7 @@ public void testHsMetricsF80DoesNotUseCovCap() throws IOException {
 
         // epsilons added due to an issue when running tests on debian,
         // https://github.com/broadinstitute/picard/issues/1987
-        // not sure if they're necessary, but they're harmless
-        Assert.assertEquals(highCoverageMetrics.MEAN_TARGET_COVERAGE, 100000.0, 1.E-4);  // epsilons added due to an isue when running tests on debian, not sure if they're absolutely necessary but they should
-        // be harmless
+        Assert.assertEquals(highCoverageMetrics.MEAN_TARGET_COVERAGE, 100000.0, 1.E-4);
         Assert.assertEquals(highCoverageMetrics.MEDIAN_TARGET_COVERAGE, 100000.0, 1.E-4);
         Assert.assertEquals(highCoverageMetrics.FOLD_80_BASE_PENALTY, 1.0, 1.E-4);
     }