diff --git a/nix/libutil/util.cc b/nix/libutil/util.cc
index 22f49f76d5..54b9eb82d6 100644
--- a/nix/libutil/util.cc
+++ b/nix/libutil/util.cc
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ Path canonPath(const Path & path, bool resolveSymlinks)
                 i = temp.begin(); /* restart */
                 end = temp.end();
                 s = "";
-                /* !!! potential for infinite loop */
             }
         }
     }