diff --git a/fs/ext2/inode.c b/fs/ext2/inode.c
index 02b39a5deb74..23fff2f87783 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/inode.c
@@ -498,8 +498,6 @@ static int ext2_alloc_branch(struct inode *inode,
  * ext2_splice_branch - splice the allocated branch onto inode.
  * @inode: owner
  * @block: (logical) number of block we are adding
- * @chain: chain of indirect blocks (with a missing link - see
- *	ext2_alloc_branch)
  * @where: location of missing link
  * @num:   number of indirect blocks we are adding
  * @blks:  number of direct blocks we are adding