diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/NodeListIterator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/NodeListIterator.java
index d796aed4a..73c338424 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/NodeListIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/NodeListIterator.java
@@ -83,6 +83,6 @@ public class NodeListIterator implements Iterator<Node> {
      * @throws UnsupportedOperationException always
      */
     public void remove() {
-        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("remove() method not supported for an NodeListIterator.");
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("remove() method not supported for a NodeListIterator.");
     }
 }