diff --git a/src/libstd/str.rs b/src/libstd/str.rs
index 66b1999f237..f134788942c 100644
--- a/src/libstd/str.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/str.rs
@@ -997,7 +997,6 @@ pub fn utf8_char_width(b: u8) -> uint {
 /// the utf8 bytes of a string.
 pub struct CharRange {
     /// Current `char`
-    /// This field should be public making it private causes error while compiling!!
     ch: char,
     /// Index of the first byte of the next `char`
     next: uint