diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/functions/Countifs.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/functions/Countifs.java
index 8fdb4249c..95982fe67 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/functions/Countifs.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/functions/Countifs.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.eval.ValueEval;
 public class Countifs implements FreeRefFunction {
     public static final FreeRefFunction instance = new Countifs();
 
-    @Override
     public ValueEval evaluate(ValueEval[] args, OperationEvaluationContext ec) {
         Double result = null;
         if (args.length == 0 || args.length % 2 > 0) {