diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index a0de15f46987..f4e929e356db 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1627,10 +1627,6 @@ __alloc_pages_direct_reclaim(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 
 	/* We now go into synchronous reclaim */
 	cpuset_memory_pressure_bump();
-
-	/*
-	 * The task's cpuset might have expanded its set of allowable nodes
-	 */
 	p->flags |= PF_MEMALLOC;
 	lockdep_set_current_reclaim_state(gfp_mask);
 	reclaim_state.reclaimed_slab = 0;