diff --git a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
index 968e701a46..b8c52c66d9 100644
--- a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
@@ -7489,8 +7489,6 @@ impl AccountsDb {
         hashes.extend(skipped_rewrites.into_iter());
     }
 
-    // previous_slot_entry_was_cached = true means we just need to assert that after this update is complete
-    //  that there are no items we would have put in reclaims that are not cached
     fn update_index<'a, T: ReadableAccount + Sync>(
         &self,
         infos: Vec<AccountInfo>,