diff --git a/tools/eslint-rules/align-multiline-assignment.js b/tools/eslint-rules/align-multiline-assignment.js
index 80896b5e96296d..8e2f5ed1ee7e90 100644
--- a/tools/eslint-rules/align-multiline-assignment.js
+++ b/tools/eslint-rules/align-multiline-assignment.js
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ function testAssignment(context, node) {
 function testDeclaration(context, node) {
   node.declarations.forEach((declaration) => {
     const msg = checkExpressionAlignment(declaration.init);
-    // const start = declaration.init.loc.start;
     if (msg)
       context.report(node, msg);
   });