diff --git a/libs/ardour/region_factory.cc b/libs/ardour/region_factory.cc
index 9bf04d50dc..96a88a6e09 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/region_factory.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/region_factory.cc
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ RegionFactory::create (boost::shared_ptr<const Region> region, bool announce)
 		map_add (ret);
 
 		/* pure copy constructor - no property list */
-		/* pure copy constructor - no CheckNewRegion emitted */
 		if (announce) {
 			CheckNewRegion (ret);
 		}