diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index c20e3c4a18..f30b1246ba 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ py html_user html_ops:
 
 all-local: html_user html_ops
 
-# the perl line below gets rid of '\r' characters because MSVC barfs at them.
-
 UNIX2DOS = /disks/philmor/a/users/quarl/bin/unix2dos
 
 dist-hook: