diff --git a/include/linux/cpumask.h b/include/linux/cpumask.h
index 24763997894da79a37ff17500664e4bafbec93f4..9d2f0e3e927e48369594357c7f11e6be4946cf8f 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpumask.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpumask.h
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@ static inline void set_nr_cpu_ids(unsigned int nr)
  *  cpu_online_mask is the dynamic subset of cpu_present_mask,
  *  indicating those CPUs available for scheduling.
  *
- *  If HOTPLUG is enabled, then cpu_possible_mask is forced to have
- *  all NR_CPUS bits set, otherwise it is just the set of CPUs that
- *  ACPI reports present at boot.
- *
  *  If HOTPLUG is enabled, then cpu_present_mask varies dynamically,
  *  depending on what ACPI reports as currently plugged in, otherwise
  *  cpu_present_mask is just a copy of cpu_possible_mask.