diff --git a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
index 05f72b72347047..049b2cbaaf4f94 100644
--- a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
@@ -1157,7 +1157,6 @@ impl AccountsDB {
     }
 
     fn cleanup_dead_slots(&self, dead_slots: &mut HashSet<Slot>, last_root: u64) {
-        // a slot is not totally dead until it is older than the root
         if !dead_slots.is_empty() {
             {
                 let mut index = self.accounts_index.write().unwrap();