diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index 8eab8944c73616561c9efb41848f074b3727be51..5e52244600420df91a5e6e60fcc94713769f953f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -3286,11 +3286,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_duplicate_state);
 void
 __drm_atomic_helper_connector_destroy_state(struct drm_connector_state *state)
 {
-	/*
-	 * This is currently a placeholder so that drivers that subclass the
-	 * state will automatically do the right thing if code is ever added
-	 * to this function.
-	 */
 	if (state->crtc)
 		drm_connector_unreference(state->connector);
 }