diff --git a/Lib/traceback.py b/Lib/traceback.py
index c13f005981d..8d2dfdc379f 100644
--- a/Lib/traceback.py
+++ b/Lib/traceback.py
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 # Format and print Python stack traces
-#
-# updated to take optional "file" named parameter
-#    by Tommy Burnette, 9/20/95
 
 import linecache
 import string