diff --git a/compiler/rustc_driver/src/pretty.rs b/compiler/rustc_driver/src/pretty.rs
index b0fbf1e03f5..f74e1fe61e7 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_driver/src/pretty.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_driver/src/pretty.rs
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ use crate::abort_on_err;
 // Note that since the `&PrinterSupport` is freshly constructed on each
 // call, it would not make sense to try to attach the lifetime of `self`
 // to the lifetime of the `&PrinterObject`.
-//
-// (The `use_once_payload` is working around the current lack of once
-// functions in the compiler.)
 
 /// Constructs a `PrinterSupport` object and passes it to `f`.
 fn call_with_pp_support<'tcx, A, F>(