diff --git a/tokio/src/sync/watch.rs b/tokio/src/sync/watch.rs
index ba609a8c6d7..13033d9e726 100644
--- a/tokio/src/sync/watch.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/sync/watch.rs
@@ -338,7 +338,6 @@ impl<T> Sender<T> {
         // Notify all watchers
         notify_all(&*shared);
 
-        // Return the old value
         Ok(())
     }