diff --git a/lib/reader/src/lexer.rs b/lib/reader/src/lexer.rs
index 474b8d04e0..caf32ed252 100644
--- a/lib/reader/src/lexer.rs
+++ b/lib/reader/src/lexer.rs
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ impl<'a> Lexer<'a> {
             self.next_ch();
 
             if let Some(c) = self.lookahead {
-                // If the next character won't parse as a number, we conservatively return Token::Minus
+                // If the next character won't parse as a number, we return Token::Minus
                 if !c.is_alphanumeric() && c != '.' {
                     return token(Token::Minus, loc);
                 }