diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index d862e34719358..1f90644056ac7 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -51,15 +51,6 @@ void *ip6t_alloc_initial_table(const struct xt_table *info)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ip6t_alloc_initial_table);
 
-/*
-   We keep a set of rules for each CPU, so we can avoid write-locking
-   them in the softirq when updating the counters and therefore
-   only need to read-lock in the softirq; doing a write_lock_bh() in user
-   context stops packets coming through and allows user context to read
-   the counters or update the rules.
-
-   Hence the start of any table is given by get_table() below.  */
-
 /* Returns whether matches rule or not. */
 /* Performance critical - called for every packet */
 static inline bool