diff --git a/gethrpc/handler.go b/gethrpc/handler.go
index ad998de38..9e0efb8dc 100644
--- a/gethrpc/handler.go
+++ b/gethrpc/handler.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func (h *handler) addRequestOp(op *requestOp) {
 	}
 }
 
-// removeRequestOps stops waiting for the given request IDs.
+// removeRequestOp stops waiting for the given request IDs.
 func (h *handler) removeRequestOp(op *requestOp) {
 	for _, id := range op.ids {
 		delete(h.respWait, string(id))