diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/SoundexUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/SoundexUtils.java
index b2b8e259f7..d7332a0977 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/SoundexUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/SoundexUtils.java
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ static int differenceEncoded(final String es1, final String es2) {
      *
      * @param cs  the CharSequence to check, may be null
      * @return {@code true} if the CharSequence is empty or null
-     * @since 1.16
      */
     static boolean isEmpty(final CharSequence cs) {
         return cs == null || cs.length() == 0;