diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 90699650ee4b..02b1b7875c92 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -1067,13 +1067,6 @@ static void wait_for_auditd(unsigned long sleep_time)
 	remove_wait_queue(&audit_backlog_wait, &wait);
 }
 
-/* Obtain an audit buffer.  This routine does locking to obtain the
- * audit buffer, but then no locking is required for calls to
- * audit_log_*format.  If the tsk is a task that is currently in a
- * syscall, then the syscall is marked as auditable and an audit record
- * will be written at syscall exit.  If there is no associated task, tsk
- * should be NULL. */
-
 /**
  * audit_log_start - obtain an audit buffer
  * @ctx: audit_context (may be NULL)