diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
index 19cee0cd53a367e28d8add444c2172b1558e0b97..425a94be04f6cd416c8d4dbf64de075cbdf8a6e1 100755
--- a/scripts/kernel-doc
+++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
@@ -1897,7 +1897,6 @@ sub output_typedef_rst(%) {
     my $oldprefix = $lineprefix;
     my $name = "typedef " . $args{'typedef'};
 
-    ### FIXME: should the name below contain "typedef" or not?
     print "\n\n.. c:type:: " . $name . "\n\n";
     $lineprefix = "   ";
     output_highlight_rst($args{'purpose'});