diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_batchbuffer.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_batchbuffer.c
index 8e89963f2f9..8a2b4218608 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_batchbuffer.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_batchbuffer.c
@@ -804,9 +804,6 @@ throttle(struct brw_context *brw)
    if (brw->need_swap_throttle && brw->throttle_batch[0]) {
       if (brw->throttle_batch[1]) {
          if (!brw->disable_throttling) {
-            /* Pass NULL rather than brw so we avoid perf_debug warnings;
-             * stalling is common and expected here...
-             */
             brw_bo_wait_rendering(brw->throttle_batch[1]);
          }
          brw_bo_unreference(brw->throttle_batch[1]);