diff --git a/check_api/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/scanner/ErrorProneScanner.java b/check_api/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/scanner/ErrorProneScanner.java
index 3d5cbf711ade..1d40e6e53a23 100644
--- a/check_api/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/scanner/ErrorProneScanner.java
+++ b/check_api/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/scanner/ErrorProneScanner.java
@@ -185,15 +185,7 @@ public ErrorProneScanner(Iterable<BugChecker> checkers, Map<String, SeverityLeve
     ImmutableSet.Builder<Class<? extends Annotation>> annotationClassesBuilder =
         ImmutableSet.builder();
     for (BugChecker checker : this.bugCheckers) {
-      // When disabling a check using -Xep:<BugChecker>:OFF
-      // its `SeverityLevel` is removed from the `severityMap` in
-      // com.google.errorprone.scanner.ScannerSupplier#L210
-      //
-      // If a checker is disabled, there's no need to register the checker.
-      // If the checker is still registered, attempting to report any matches will result in a a
-      // NoSuchElementException while retrieving the
-      // severity level in:
-      // `com.google.errorprone.matchers.Description#severity()`.
+      // If a checker is disabled, there's no need to register it.
       if (!severities.containsKey(checker.canonicalName())) {
         continue;
       }