diff --git a/src/hb-map-private.hh b/src/hb-map-private.hh
index a9c8379e192743861a9704d18d1bd0e0809d60c7..fabe391b6f3fa9506b0e151773f0070ac1c19a18 100644
--- a/src/hb-map-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-map-private.hh
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ struct hb_map_t
     if (value == INVALID && items[i].key != key)
       return; /* Trying to delete non-existent key. */
 
-    /* Accounting. */
     if (!items[i].is_unused ())
     {
       occupancy--;