diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
index e1680f07cfa4..0f3bc38352ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
@@ -702,7 +702,6 @@ let
           propagatedBuildInputs = propagatedHostTargetOutputs;
           depsTargetTargetPropagated = propagatedTargetTargetOutputs;
 
-          # This parameter is sometimes a string, sometimes null, and sometimes a list, yuck
           configureFlags =
             configureFlags
             ++ (