diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index 2dc7d500c2..16fbbce508 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -173,8 +173,6 @@ class Formula
 
   def opt_prefix; HOMEBREW_PREFIX/:opt/name end
 
-  # Use the @active_spec to detect the download strategy.
-  # Can be overriden to force a custom download strategy
   def download_strategy
     @active_spec.download_strategy
   end