diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide.c b/drivers/ide/ide.c
index 477833f0daf5..784d60e376ee 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide.c
@@ -590,11 +590,6 @@ void ide_unregister(unsigned int index, int init_default, int restore)
 		hwif->extra_ports = 0;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Note that we only release the standard ports,
-	 * and do not even try to handle any extra ports
-	 * allocated for weird IDE interface chipsets.
-	 */
 	ide_hwif_release_regions(hwif);
 
 	/* copy original settings */