diff --git a/progs/registry.mtail b/progs/registry.mtail
index 1febdc5..f6ddb3f 100644
--- a/progs/registry.mtail
+++ b/progs/registry.mtail
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ counter registry_push_upload_seconds_total by repo, user, node
 # Numbers
 /"status":([0-9]{3})/ {
   status = $1
-  status_s = string(status)   # label must be string
+  status_s = string(status)
 }
 /"request_time":([0-9.]+)/ {
   request_time = $1