diff --git a/lib/events.js b/lib/events.js
index b42f086ee77..05255ac3d32 100644
--- a/lib/events.js
+++ b/lib/events.js
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@ EventEmitter.prototype.emit = function() {
   }
 };
 
-// EventEmitter is defined in src/node_events.cc
-// EventEmitter.prototype.emit() is also defined there.
 EventEmitter.prototype.addListener = function(type, listener) {
   if ('function' !== typeof listener) {
     throw new Error('addListener only takes instances of Function');