diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/unicode/caniter.h b/icu4c/source/common/unicode/caniter.h
index 4e2a579fcf..23246c5a0f 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/unicode/caniter.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/unicode/caniter.h
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-/* spam */
-
 /*
  *******************************************************************************
  * Copyright (C) 1996-2011, International Business Machines Corporation and