diff --git a/net/netfilter/core.c b/net/netfilter/core.c
index 3d4aa96cb2197c3a2ff9eee4aa4f9140b5feabd1..76014ad72ec5df43d677e161cff042a0a5da7f72 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/core.c
@@ -308,18 +308,11 @@ unsigned int nf_iterate(struct sk_buff *skb,
 {
 	unsigned int verdict;
 
-	/*
-	 * The caller must not block between calls to this
-	 * function because of risk of continuing from deleted element.
-	 */
 	while (*entryp) {
 		if (state->thresh > (*entryp)->ops.priority) {
 			*entryp = rcu_dereference((*entryp)->next);
 			continue;
 		}
-
-		/* Optimization: we don't need to hold module
-		   reference here, since function can't sleep. --RR */
 repeat:
 		verdict = (*entryp)->ops.hook((*entryp)->ops.priv, skb, state);
 		if (verdict != NF_ACCEPT) {