diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/Token.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/Token.java
index 696d760c..472867b5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/Token.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/Token.java
@@ -55,11 +55,10 @@ class Token {
     /** Token ready flag: indicates a valid token with content (ready for the parser). */
     boolean isReady;
 
-    Token reset() {
+    void reset() {
         content.setLength(0);
         type = INVALID;
         isReady = false;
-        return this;
     }
 
     // Provide toString method for IDE debugging
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVLexer1.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVLexer1.java
index 31c7b014..df4594fc 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVLexer1.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVLexer1.java
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ class CSVLexer1 extends Lexer {
             if (c == format.getCommentStart()) {
                 // ignore everything till end of line and continue (incr linecount)
                 in.readLine();
-                tkn = nextToken(tkn.reset());
+                tkn.reset();
+                tkn = nextToken(tkn);
             } else if (c == format.getDelimiter()) {
                 // empty token return TOKEN("")
                 tkn.type = TOKEN;