diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 144af0733581..f41ad889124f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -4445,8 +4445,6 @@ int gpiod_hog(struct gpio_desc *desc, const char *name,
 /**
  * gpiochip_free_hogs - Scan gpio-controller chip and release GPIO hog
  * @chip:	gpio chip to act on
- *
- * This is only used by of_gpiochip_remove to free hogged gpios
  */
 static void gpiochip_free_hogs(struct gpio_chip *chip)
 {