diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 6bae74e991..a05bd2972a 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ uninstall-hook:
 	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)$(pkgincludedir)
 
 dist-hook:
-# Need to remove .svn directories from directories
 # added using EXTRA_DIST. $(distdir)/tessdata would in
 # theory suffice.
 	rm -rf `find $(distdir) -name .deps -type d`