diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index fa2ed14532c1f..47edb3af3f9f4 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -2705,10 +2705,6 @@ static noinline int __btrfs_run_delayed_refs(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		spin_lock(&locked_ref->lock);
 		btrfs_merge_delayed_refs(trans, delayed_refs, locked_ref);
 
-		/*
-		 * locked_ref is the head node, so we have to go one
-		 * node back for any delayed ref updates
-		 */
 		ref = select_delayed_ref(locked_ref);
 
 		if (ref && ref->seq &&