diff --git a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/support/NameMatchMethodPointcut.java b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/support/NameMatchMethodPointcut.java
index c5fda7e2c4..0d64a896d5 100644
--- a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/support/NameMatchMethodPointcut.java
+++ b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/support/NameMatchMethodPointcut.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.PatternMatchUtils;
 
 /**
  * Pointcut bean for simple method name matches, as alternative to regexp patterns.
- * Does not handle overloaded methods: all methods *with a given name will be eligible.
+ * Does not handle overloaded methods: all methods with a given name will be eligible.
  *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @author Rod Johnson