diff --git a/apis/r/src/rutilities.h b/apis/r/src/rutilities.h
index 7a5acbf586..f67fe3b05f 100644
--- a/apis/r/src/rutilities.h
+++ b/apis/r/src/rutilities.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct ContextWrapper {
 };
 typedef struct ContextWrapper ctx_wrap_t;
 
-// some lipstick on the (plain C language) pig that is a SEXP:
+// some lipstick on the (plain C language) [redacted] that is a SEXP:
 // allowing the nanoarrow ArrowArray XPtr be typedef'ed
 typedef SEXP nanoarrowXPtr;