diff --git a/sysdeps/mips/bsd-_setjmp.S b/sysdeps/mips/bsd-_setjmp.S
index 819a7018c4..6d841fc237 100644
--- a/sysdeps/mips/bsd-_setjmp.S
+++ b/sysdeps/mips/bsd-_setjmp.S
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 #include <sysdep.h>
 
-/* XXX Must this be __PIC__ ? --drepper */
 #ifdef PIC
 	.option pic2
 #endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/mips/bsd-setjmp.S b/sysdeps/mips/bsd-setjmp.S
index f220404c2c..000aee436a 100644
--- a/sysdeps/mips/bsd-setjmp.S
+++ b/sysdeps/mips/bsd-setjmp.S
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 #include <sysdep.h>
 
-/* XXX Must this be __PIC__ ? --drepper */
 #ifdef PIC
 	.option pic2
 #endif