diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/__main__.py b/Lib/idlelib/__main__.py
index 6349ec75c64e93..ec3915b265f665 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/__main__.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/__main__.py
@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@
 """
 import idlelib.pyshell
 idlelib.pyshell.main()
-# This file does not work for 2.7; See issue 24212.