diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index a0077a5e06691944a28738972160a8442c509a9e..6126fbeaecb6438fe138f89f8b9240d5d5dd7e35 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -694,12 +694,6 @@ cifs_demultiplex_thread(void *p)
 		 * The right amount was read from socket - 4 bytes,
 		 * so we can now interpret the length field.
 		 */
-
-		/*
-		 * Note that RFC 1001 length is big endian on the wire,
-		 * but we convert it here so it is always manipulated
-		 * as host byte order.
-		 */
 		pdu_length = be32_to_cpu(smb_buffer->smb_buf_length);
 
 		cFYI(1, "rfc1002 length 0x%x", pdu_length+4);