diff --git a/app/services/system_note_service.rb b/app/services/system_note_service.rb
index 958ef065012..00bf5434b7f 100644
--- a/app/services/system_note_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/system_note_service.rb
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ module SystemNoteService
     body = if noteable.time_estimate == 0
              "removed time estimate"
            else
-             "changed time estimate to #{parsed_time},"
+             "changed time estimate to #{parsed_time}"
            end
 
     create_note(NoteSummary.new(noteable, project, author, body, action: 'time_tracking'))
diff --git a/spec/services/system_note_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/system_note_service_spec.rb
index 893804f1470..e28b0ea5cf2 100644
--- a/spec/services/system_note_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/system_note_service_spec.rb
@@ -909,13 +909,7 @@ describe SystemNoteService do
       it 'sets the note text' do
         noteable.update_attribute(:time_estimate, 277200)
 
-        expect(subject.note).to eq "changed time estimate to 1w 4d 5h,"
-      end
-
-      it 'appends a comma to separate the note from the update_at time' do
-        noteable.update_attribute(:time_estimate, 277200)
-
-        expect(subject.note).to end_with(',')
+        expect(subject.note).to eq "changed time estimate to 1w 4d 5h"
       end
     end