diff --git a/includes/CommentFormatter.php b/includes/CommentFormatter.php
index 488551b8f..d41260caa 100644
--- a/includes/CommentFormatter.php
+++ b/includes/CommentFormatter.php
@@ -917,13 +917,6 @@ class CommentFormatter {
 
 	/**
 	 * Check if the talk page had no comments or headings.
-	 *
-	 * Note that the implementation here is using a double negative which
-	 * doesn't guarantee a *talk page*, only that the page is not not an empty
-	 * talk page, which could be many other types of page.
-	 *
-	 * The current use of this method is paired with
-	 * HookUtils::shouldDisplayEmptyState which assures we have a talk page.
 	 */
 	public static function isEmptyTalkPage( ParserOutput $pout ): bool {
 		return $pout->getExtensionData( 'DiscussionTools-isEmptyTalkPage' ) === true;