diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/artist.py b/lib/matplotlib/artist.py
index 2356930429f0..225af1149645 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/artist.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/artist.py
@@ -215,8 +215,6 @@ def __init__(self):
 
     def __getstate__(self):
         d = self.__dict__.copy()
-        # remove the unpicklable remove method, this will get re-added on load
-        # (by the Axes) if the artist lives on an Axes.
         d['stale_callback'] = None
         return d