diff --git a/bindings/java/src/main/com/apple/foundationdb/tuple/FastByteComparisons.java b/bindings/java/src/main/com/apple/foundationdb/tuple/FastByteComparisons.java
index 83f5f399de..e71840c880 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/main/com/apple/foundationdb/tuple/FastByteComparisons.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/main/com/apple/foundationdb/tuple/FastByteComparisons.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import sun.misc.Unsafe;
 
 /**
  * Utility code to do optimized byte-array comparison.
- * This is borrowed and slightly modified from Guava's {@link UnsignedBytes}
+ * This is borrowed and slightly modified from Guava's  UnsignedBytes
  * class to be able to compare arrays that start at non-zero offsets.
  */
 abstract class FastByteComparisons {
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ abstract class FastByteComparisons {
     private static final int UNSIGNED_MASK = 0xFF;
     /**
      * Lexicographically compare two byte arrays.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param buffer1 left operand, expected to not be null
      * @param buffer2 right operand, expected to not be null
-     * @param offset1 Where to start comparing in the left buffer, expected to be >= 0
-     * @param offset2 Where to start comparing in the right buffer, expected to be >= 0
-     * @param length1 How much to compare from the left buffer, expected to be >= 0
-     * @param length2 How much to compare from the right buffer, expected to be >= 0
-     * @return 0 if equal, < 0 if left is less than right, etc.
+     * @param offset1 Where to start comparing in the left buffer, expected to be &rt;= 0
+     * @param offset2 Where to start comparing in the right buffer, expected to be &rt;= 0
+     * @param length1 How much to compare from the left buffer, expected to be &rt;= 0
+     * @param length2 How much to compare from the right buffer, expected to be &rt;= 0
+     * @return 0 if equal, &lt; 0 if left is less than right, etc.
      */
     public static int compareTo(byte[] buffer1, int offset1, int length1,
             byte[] buffer2, int offset2, int length2) {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ abstract class FastByteComparisons {
     interface Comparer<T> extends Comparator<T> {
         /**
          * Lexicographically compare two byte arrays.
-         * 
+         *
          * @param buffer1 left operand
          * @param buffer2 right operand
          * @param offset1 Where to start comparing in the left buffer
@@ -291,4 +291,4 @@ abstract class FastByteComparisons {
             }
         }
     }
-}
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+}