diff --git a/src/interfaces/libpq/libpq-fe.h b/src/interfaces/libpq/libpq-fe.h
index 8d3c5c6f66..c184e85388 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/libpq/libpq-fe.h
+++ b/src/interfaces/libpq/libpq-fe.h
@@ -91,8 +91,7 @@ typedef enum
 	PGRES_POLLING_READING,		/* These two indicate that one may	  */
 	PGRES_POLLING_WRITING,		/* use select before polling again.   */
 	PGRES_POLLING_OK,
-	PGRES_POLLING_ACTIVE		/* unused; keep for awhile for backwards
-								 * compatibility */
+	PGRES_POLLING_ACTIVE		/* unused; keep for backwards compatibility */
 } PostgresPollingStatusType;
 
 typedef enum