diff --git a/appengine-java8/appidentity/src/main/java/com/example/appengine/appidentity/UrlShortener.java b/appengine-java8/appidentity/src/main/java/com/example/appengine/appidentity/UrlShortener.java
index ce0a31accb5..e60b96a6422 100644
--- a/appengine-java8/appidentity/src/main/java/com/example/appengine/appidentity/UrlShortener.java
+++ b/appengine-java8/appidentity/src/main/java/com/example/appengine/appidentity/UrlShortener.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 
 @SuppressWarnings("serial")
 class UrlShortener {
-  // [START gae_java8_app_identity_google_apis]
 
   /**
    * Returns a shortened URL by calling the Google URL Shortener API.
@@ -74,5 +73,4 @@ public String createShortUrl(String longUrl) throws Exception {
       }
     }
   }
-  // [END gae_java8_app_identity_google_apis]
 }