diff --git a/src/common/appbase.cpp b/src/common/appbase.cpp
index d4374e7fd4..93a47aad1b 100644
--- a/src/common/appbase.cpp
+++ b/src/common/appbase.cpp
@@ -1367,8 +1367,6 @@ void ShowAssertDialog(const wxString& file,
     }
 
 #if wxUSE_THREADS
-    // if we are not in the main thread, output the assert directly and trap
-    // since dialogs cannot be displayed
     if ( !wxThread::IsMain() )
     {
         msg += wxString::Format(" [in thread %lx]", wxThread::GetCurrentId());