diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.batch/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/problem/ProblemReporter.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.batch/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/problem/ProblemReporter.java
index c29a55c203c..c7f2af9568a 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.batch/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/problem/ProblemReporter.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.batch/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/problem/ProblemReporter.java
@@ -7387,7 +7387,7 @@ public void notCompatibleTypesError(ASTNode location, TypeBinding leftType, Type
 		leftShortName = leftName;
 		rightShortName = rightName;
 	}
-	int problemId = IProblem.IncompatibleTypesInEqualityOperator; // name is misleading, also used for instanceof patterns
+	int problemId = IProblem.IncompatibleTypesInEqualityOperator;
 	if (location instanceof Pattern p && p.getEnclosingPattern() instanceof RecordPattern) {
 		problemId = IProblem.PatternTypeMismatch;
 	} else if (location instanceof InstanceOfExpression) {