diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/MetaTableAccessor.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/MetaTableAccessor.java
index 803f183d070..e779054741c 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/MetaTableAccessor.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/MetaTableAccessor.java
@@ -1535,7 +1535,6 @@ public class MetaTableAccessor {
       RegionInfo regionA, RegionInfo regionB, ServerName sn, int regionReplication)
       throws IOException {
     try (Table meta = getMetaHTable(connection)) {
-      // use the maximum of what master passed us vs local time.
       long time = EnvironmentEdgeManager.currentTime();
 
       // Put for parent