diff --git a/lib/repl.js b/lib/repl.js
index b4322ea23154f2..241e25f0f2095a 100644
--- a/lib/repl.js
+++ b/lib/repl.js
@@ -861,7 +861,6 @@ function REPLServer(prompt,
       // code alignment
       const matches = self._sawKeyPress ?
         RegExpPrototypeExec(/^\s+/, cmd) : null;
-      // Preserve indentation in editorMode
       if (matches) {
         const prefix = matches[0];
         self.write(prefix);