diff --git a/fs/ext3/super.c b/fs/ext3/super.c
index 7ad1e8c30bd..8ad566b845a 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/super.c
@@ -2014,14 +2014,7 @@ static int ext3_fill_super (struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	}
 
 	ext3_setup_super (sb, es, sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY);
-	/*
-	 * akpm: core read_super() calls in here with the superblock locked.
-	 * That deadlocks, because orphan cleanup needs to lock the superblock
-	 * in numerous places.  Here we just pop the lock - it's relatively
-	 * harmless, because we are now ready to accept write_super() requests,
-	 * and aviro says that's the only reason for hanging onto the
-	 * superblock lock.
-	 */
+
 	EXT3_SB(sb)->s_mount_state |= EXT3_ORPHAN_FS;
 	ext3_orphan_cleanup(sb, es);
 	EXT3_SB(sb)->s_mount_state &= ~EXT3_ORPHAN_FS;