diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 0aa087ad7e7e9c..d498efb184e713 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -208,10 +208,6 @@ Socket.prototype._unrefTimer = function _unrefTimer() {
 
 // the user has called .end(), and all the bytes have been
 // sent out to the other side.
-// If allowHalfOpen is false, or if the readable side has
-// ended already, then destroy.
-// If allowHalfOpen is true, then we need to do a shutdown,
-// so that only the writable side will be cleaned up.
 function onSocketFinish() {
   // If still connecting - defer handling 'finish' until 'connect' will happen
   if (this.connecting) {