diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index 382354b5547bf3609612cf4f60f2e119205a0d03..816b5c1fd41653c8da03af80e546c02d10197c4d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ static uint8_t nand_read_byte(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 }
 
 /**
- * nand_read_byte16 - [DEFAULT] read one byte endianness aware from the chip
  * nand_read_byte16 - [DEFAULT] read one byte endianness aware from the chip
  * @mtd: MTD device structure
  *