diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js b/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js
index e18fbf65075773..1fbbb6773c9479 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js
@@ -1015,7 +1015,6 @@ function defaultResolve(specifier, context = {}) {
     }
   }
 
-  // This must come after checkIfDisallowedImport
   protocol ??= parsed?.protocol;
   if (protocol === 'node:') { return { __proto__: null, url: specifier }; }