# File lib/rdoc/parser/simple.rb, line 51
  def remove_private_comment comment
    # Workaround for gsub encoding for Ruby 1.9.2 and earlier
    empty = ''
    empty.force_encoding comment.encoding if Object.const_defined? :Encoding

    comment = comment.gsub(%r%^--\n.*?^\+\+\n?%m, empty)
    comment.sub(%r%^--\n.*%m, empty)
  end