diff --git a/roc_std/src/lib.rs b/roc_std/src/lib.rs
index a27e738094..0331df24d4 100644
--- a/roc_std/src/lib.rs
+++ b/roc_std/src/lib.rs
@@ -371,7 +371,6 @@ impl RocStr {
 
     pub fn empty() -> Self {
         RocStr {
-            // The first bit of length is 1 to specify small str.
             length: 0,
             elements: core::ptr::null_mut(),
         }