diff --git a/release/tools/ec2.conf b/release/tools/ec2.conf
index 4e1260903e0..dc181821981 100644
--- a/release/tools/ec2.conf
+++ b/release/tools/ec2.conf
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ export VMSIZE=8000m
 export NOSWAP=YES
 
 ec2_common() {
-	# Delete the pkg package and the repo database; they will likely be
-	# long out of date before the EC2 instance is launched.  In
-	# unprivileged builds this is unnecessary as pkg will not be
-	# installed to begin with.
 	if [ -z "${NO_ROOT}" ]; then
 		echo "ERROR: NO_ROOT not set" >&2
 		exit 1