diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 9cb9f6e3f5f2..1226ff6030bd 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -4432,17 +4432,11 @@ nfsd4_locku(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 						locku->lu_length);
 	nfs4_transform_lock_offset(file_lock);
 
-	/*
-	*  Try to unlock the file in the VFS.
-	*/
 	err = vfs_lock_file(filp, F_SETLK, file_lock, NULL);
 	if (err) {
 		dprintk("NFSD: nfs4_locku: vfs_lock_file failed!\n");
 		goto out_nfserr;
 	}
-	/*
-	* OK, unlock succeeded; the only thing left to do is update the stateid.
-	*/
 	update_stateid(&stp->st_stid.sc_stateid);
 	memcpy(&locku->lu_stateid, &stp->st_stid.sc_stateid, sizeof(stateid_t));