diff --git a/lucene/core/src/test/org/apache/lucene/geo/TestPoint.java b/lucene/core/src/test/org/apache/lucene/geo/TestPoint.java
index 31f2da4929f1..0301bf18718d 100644
--- a/lucene/core/src/test/org/apache/lucene/geo/TestPoint.java
+++ b/lucene/core/src/test/org/apache/lucene/geo/TestPoint.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public void testEqualsAndHashCode() {
     if (Double.compare(point.getLat(), otherPoint.getLat()) != 0
         || Double.compare(point.getLon(), otherPoint.getLon()) != 0) {
       assertNotEquals(point, otherPoint);
-      assertNotEquals(point.hashCode(), otherPoint.hashCode());
+      // it is possible to have hashcode collisions
     } else {
       assertEquals(point, otherPoint);
       assertEquals(point.hashCode(), otherPoint.hashCode());