diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/Binder.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/Binder.java
index bce807ff7a..d315d9123d 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/Binder.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/Binder.java
@@ -2885,10 +2885,6 @@ public class Binder {
 	}
 
 	private EntityBinding findOrBindEntityBinding(ValueHolder< Class< ? >> entityJavaTypeValue, String explicitEntityName) {
-//		final String referencedEntityName =
-//				bindingContext().qualifyClassName( explicitEntityName != null
-//						? explicitEntityName
-//						: entityJavaTypeValue.getValue().getName() );
 		final String referencedEntityName =
 				explicitEntityName != null
 						? explicitEntityName