diff --git a/contrib/postgres_fdw/postgres_fdw.c b/contrib/postgres_fdw/postgres_fdw.c
index 19debfb5c9..4c49776825 100644
--- a/contrib/postgres_fdw/postgres_fdw.c
+++ b/contrib/postgres_fdw/postgres_fdw.c
@@ -2261,7 +2261,6 @@ static void
 store_returning_result(PgFdwModifyState *fmstate,
 					   TupleTableSlot *slot, PGresult *res)
 {
-	/* PGresult must be released before leaving this function. */
 	PG_TRY();
 	{
 		HeapTuple	newtup;