1 files changed, 0 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/src/dispnew.c b/src/dispnew.c
index e76be21dcdc..06b34d88077 100644
--- a/src/dispnew.c
+++ b/src/dispnew.c
@@ -413,11 +413,6 @@ adjust_glyph_matrix (struct window *w, struct glyph_matrix *matrix, int x, int y
       new_rows = dim.height - matrix->rows_allocated;
       matrix->rows = xpalloc (matrix->rows, &matrix->rows_allocated,
                               new_rows, INT_MAX, sizeof *matrix->rows);
-      /* As a side effect, this sets the object of each glyph in the
-         row to nil, so verify we will indeed get that.  Redisplay
-         relies on the object of special glyphs (truncation and
-         continuation glyps and also blanks used to extend each line
-         on a TTY) to be nil.  */
       memset (matrix->rows + old_alloc, 0,
               (matrix->rows_allocated - old_alloc) * sizeof *matrix->rows);
     }