diff --git a/fs/crypto/crypto.c b/fs/crypto/crypto.c
index 021f348900b1..b12c53e6efb1 100644
--- a/fs/crypto/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/crypto/crypto.c
@@ -328,7 +328,6 @@ static int fscrypt_d_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	/* this should eventually be an flag in d_flags */
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	cached_with_key = dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_ENCRYPTED_WITH_KEY;
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);