diff --git a/inst/private/get_methods_texinfo.m b/inst/private/get_methods_texinfo.m
index a59e129..62ca254 100644
--- a/inst/private/get_methods_texinfo.m
+++ b/inst/private/get_methods_texinfo.m
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@
     text = "\n";
     for i = 1:numel (nl_idx)
       txt_line = helptext([begidx:nl_idx(i)]);
-      txt_line(strfind (txt_line, "#")) = [];
       txt_line = strtrim (txt_line);
+      txt_line(strfind (txt_line, "#")) = [];
       begidx = nl_idx(i) + 1;
       text = sprintf ("%s%s\n", text, txt_line);
     endfor