diff --git a/examples/structured_1d_dgsem/elixir_linearizedeuler_characteristic_system.jl b/examples/structured_1d_dgsem/elixir_linearizedeuler_characteristic_system.jl
index e26d10446f3..c1a11f990a8 100644
--- a/examples/structured_1d_dgsem/elixir_linearizedeuler_characteristic_system.jl
+++ b/examples/structured_1d_dgsem/elixir_linearizedeuler_characteristic_system.jl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ using LinearAlgebra: dot
 using Trixi
 
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-# semidiscretization of the 1 linearized Euler equations
+# semidiscretization of the linearized Euler equations
 
 rho_0 = 1.0
 v_0 = 1.0