diff --git a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
index 8123518f90454..32282e7112d39 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
@@ -4208,11 +4208,9 @@ static int __lock_downgrade(struct lockdep_map *lock, unsigned long ip)
 }
 
 /*
- * Remove the lock to the list of currently held locks - this gets
+ * Remove the lock from the list of currently held locks - this gets
  * called on mutex_unlock()/spin_unlock*() (or on a failed
  * mutex_lock_interruptible()).
- *
- * @nested is an hysterical artifact, needs a tree wide cleanup.
  */
 static int
 __lock_release(struct lockdep_map *lock, unsigned long ip)