diff --git a/addons/addon-web-links/src/WebLinksAddon.ts b/addons/addon-web-links/src/WebLinksAddon.ts
index 5e9f6a0ef..6ea1bc8d9 100644
--- a/addons/addon-web-links/src/WebLinksAddon.ts
+++ b/addons/addon-web-links/src/WebLinksAddon.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { ILinkProviderOptions, WebLinkProvider } from './WebLinkProvider';
 // resembling the old (...)*([^:"\'\\s]) final path clause
 // additionally exclude early + final:
 // - unsafe from rfc3986: !*'()
-// - unsafe chars from rfc1738: {}|\^~[]` (minus [] as we need them for ipv6 addresses, also allow ~)
+// - unsafe chars from rfc1738: {}|\^~[]` (minus [] for ipv6 addresses, also allow ~)
 // also exclude as finals:
 // - final interpunction like ,.!?
 // - any sort of brackets <>()[]{} (not spec conform, but often used to enclose urls)