diff --git a/pdf.c b/pdf.c
index 8ae9e48bc6fcd06f8f69408f9025d5bf3d2a948e..75788645e4683284cf5856045820e3e929b7e067 100644
--- a/pdf.c
+++ b/pdf.c
@@ -4908,7 +4908,6 @@ parse_xrefs(struct Env *aux)
 			break;
 	}
 	if (res == NULL) {
-		/* Severity should be SEV_DONTCARE, but we're simulating act_viol/VIOL() here */
 		log_message(5, "VIOLATION[5]: startxref not found\n");
 		return;
 	}