diff --git a/src/script/sigencoding.cpp b/src/script/sigencoding.cpp
--- a/src/script/sigencoding.cpp
+++ b/src/script/sigencoding.cpp
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 
 /**
  * A canonical signature exists of: <30> <total len> <02> <len R> <R> <02> <len
- * S> <S> <hashtype>, where R and S are not negative (their first byte has its
- * highest bit not set), and not excessively padded (do not start with a 0 byte,
- * unless an otherwise negative number follows, in which case a single 0 byte is
+ * S> <S>, where R and S are not negative (their first byte has its highest bit
+ * not set), and not excessively padded (do not start with a 0 byte, unless an
+ * otherwise negative number follows, in which case a single 0 byte is
  * necessary and even required).
  *
  * See https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=8392.msg127623#msg127623