diff --git a/plugins/tangle/plugin.go b/plugins/tangle/plugin.go
index df3862f6a3857cb953672094d123df88c2fe6667..db5d513513b885a1e6c1a6d939c00e3bd751607d 100644
--- a/plugins/tangle/plugin.go
+++ b/plugins/tangle/plugin.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ func configure(plugin *node.Plugin) {
 }
 
 func run(plugin *node.Plugin) {
-	// this plugin has no background workers
 	runSolidifier(plugin)
 }