diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 9e425e7e6c8fbdcb2229fb9516480666c2ac0880..975c40620fe9cb94cd6fdaf57b8da062909d4f91 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1011,9 +1011,6 @@ static int follow_dotdot_rcu(struct nameidata *nd)
  * Follow down to the covering mount currently visible to userspace.  At each
  * point, the filesystem owning that dentry may be queried as to whether the
  * caller is permitted to proceed or not.
- *
- * Care must be taken as namespace_sem may be held (indicated by mounting_here
- * being true).
  */
 int follow_down(struct path *path)
 {