diff --git a/src/fn_call.rs b/src/fn_call.rs
index 0f542951823..720737b5396 100644
--- a/src/fn_call.rs
+++ b/src/fn_call.rs
@@ -73,10 +73,6 @@ fn emulate_foreign_item(
 
         let tcx = &{this.tcx.tcx};
 
-        // All these functions take raw pointers, so if we access memory directly
-        // (as opposed to through a place), we have to remember to erase any tag
-        // that might still hang around!
-
         match &link_name[..] {
             "malloc" => {
                 let size = this.read_scalar(args[0])?.to_usize(this)?;