diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index a1453fe10862..1fcf7ad83dfa 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -1589,9 +1589,7 @@ void tty_kclose(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	tty_debug_hangup(tty, "freeing structure\n");
 	/*
 	 * The release_tty function takes care of the details of clearing
-	 * the slots and preserving the termios structure. The tty_unlock_pair
-	 * should be safe as we keep a kref while the tty is locked (so the
-	 * unlock never unlocks a freed tty).
+	 * the slots and preserving the termios structure.
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&tty_mutex);
 	tty_port_set_kopened(tty->port, 0);
@@ -1621,9 +1619,7 @@ void tty_release_struct(struct tty_struct *tty, int idx)
 	tty_debug_hangup(tty, "freeing structure\n");
 	/*
 	 * The release_tty function takes care of the details of clearing
-	 * the slots and preserving the termios structure. The tty_unlock_pair
-	 * should be safe as we keep a kref while the tty is locked (so the
-	 * unlock never unlocks a freed tty).
+	 * the slots and preserving the termios structure.
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&tty_mutex);
 	release_tty(tty, idx);