class RDoc::Comment

def remove_private
  # Workaround for gsub encoding for Ruby 1.9.2 and earlier
  empty = ''
  empty = RDoc::Encoding.change_encoding empty, @text.encoding
  @text = @text.gsub(%r%^\s*([#*]?)--.*?^\s*(\1)\+\+\n?%m, empty)
  @text = @text.sub(%r%^\s*[#*]?--.*%m, '')
end