diff --git a/lib/internal/util/inspect.js b/lib/internal/util/inspect.js
index 0491ee9abb46fc..894d677054f243 100644
--- a/lib/internal/util/inspect.js
+++ b/lib/internal/util/inspect.js
@@ -1099,8 +1099,6 @@ function formatPromise(ctx, value, recurseTimes) {
   if (state === kPending) {
     output = [ctx.stylize('<pending>', 'special')];
   } else {
-    // Using `formatValue` is correct here without the need to fix the
-    // indentation level.
     ctx.indentationLvl += 2;
     const str = formatValue(ctx, result, recurseTimes);
     ctx.indentationLvl -= 2;