diff --git a/src/calibre/utils/formatter_functions.py b/src/calibre/utils/formatter_functions.py
index 7d5dc8b337..a67423c80d 100644
--- a/src/calibre/utils/formatter_functions.py
+++ b/src/calibre/utils/formatter_functions.py
@@ -407,7 +407,6 @@ class BuiltinAdd(BuiltinFormatterFunction):
 argument is not a number. In most cases you can use the ``+`` operator instead
 of this function.
 ''')
-# r'''No documentation provided''') # for debugging xlated text using French
 
     def evaluate(self, formatter, kwargs, mi, locals, *args):
         res = 0