diff --git a/src/Psalm/Config.php b/src/Psalm/Config.php
index edb4a061f0d..850303fd530 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Config.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Config.php
@@ -764,7 +764,6 @@ private static function validateXmlConfig(string $base_dir, string $file_content
 
         $psalm_nodes = $dom_document->getElementsByTagName('psalm');
 
-        /** @var DOMElement|null */
         $psalm_node = $psalm_nodes->item(0);
 
         if (!$psalm_node) {