diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/ItemServiceImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/ItemServiceImpl.java
index 1835929761..d288385904 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/ItemServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/ItemServiceImpl.java
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ public class ItemServiceImpl extends DSpaceObjectServiceImpl<Item> implements It
 
     @Override
     public int countWithdrawnItems(Context context) throws SQLException {
-       // return count of items that are in archive and withdrawn
+       // return count of items that are not in archive and withdrawn
        return itemDAO.countItems(context, false, true);
     }
 }