diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/generic/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/generic/default.nix
index c7157110758a..8a70741c36b3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/generic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/generic/default.nix
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ python.stdenv.mkDerivation (attrs // {
     ''
       wrapPythonPrograms
 
-      # these should already be in $name.pth
-      #createBuildInputsPth build-inputs "$buildInputStrings"
       for inputsfile in propagated-build-inputs propagated-build-native-inputs; do
         if test -e $out/nix-support/$inputsfile; then
             createBuildInputsPth $inputsfile "$(cat $out/nix-support/$inputsfile)"