diff --git a/contrib/pg_stat_statements/pg_stat_statements.c b/contrib/pg_stat_statements/pg_stat_statements.c
index 518ddfef2a..29352376d6 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_stat_statements/pg_stat_statements.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_stat_statements/pg_stat_statements.c
@@ -2558,10 +2558,8 @@ entry_reset(Oid userid, Oid dbid, uint64 queryid)
 		if (entry)				/* found */
 			num_remove++;
 
-		/* Also remove entries for top level statements */
+		/* Also remove the top-level entry if it exists. */
 		key.toplevel = true;
-
-		/* Remove the key if exists */
 		entry = (pgssEntry *) hash_search(pgss_hash, &key, HASH_REMOVE, NULL);
 		if (entry)				/* found */
 			num_remove++;