Remove Duplicates from Sorted Array II

public class Solution {
    public int removeDuplicates(int[] nums) {
        if (nums.length < 3) {
            return nums.length;
        }
        int prev = 1, cur = 2;
        while (cur < nums.length) {
            if (nums[prev] == nums[cur] && nums[prev - 1] == nums[cur]) {
                cur++;
            } else {
                prev++;
                nums[prev] = nums[cur];
                cur++;
            }
        }
        return prev + 1;
    }
}