diff --git a/lib/internal/async_hooks.js b/lib/internal/async_hooks.js
index 7039e33a362847..fb94e3fd516e58 100644
--- a/lib/internal/async_hooks.js
+++ b/lib/internal/async_hooks.js
@@ -224,8 +224,6 @@ function emitHook(symbol, asyncId) {
   // Use a single try/catch for all hook to avoid setting up one per
   // iteration.
   try {
-    // Using var here instead of let because "for (var ...)" is faster than let.
-    // Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/30380#issuecomment-552948364
     for (let i = 0; i < active_hooks.array.length; i++) {
       if (typeof active_hooks.array[i][symbol] === 'function') {
         active_hooks.array[i][symbol](asyncId);