diff --git a/gcloud-java-datastore/src/test/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/DatastoreExceptionTest.java b/gcloud-java-datastore/src/test/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/DatastoreExceptionTest.java
index 9f28dccd4930..019d69cb737b 100644
--- a/gcloud-java-datastore/src/test/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/DatastoreExceptionTest.java
+++ b/gcloud-java-datastore/src/test/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/DatastoreExceptionTest.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public void testDatastoreError() throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   public void testTranslateAndThrow() throws Exception {
-    DatastoreRpcException toTranslate = null; // this should be preserved as a cause
+    DatastoreRpcException toTranslate = null; // should be preserved as a cause
     for (Reason reason : Reason.values()) {
       try {
         toTranslate = new DatastoreRpcException(reason, null);