diff --git a/src/node_script.cc b/src/node_script.cc
index 65561ae4828..9c83c39a580 100644
--- a/src/node_script.cc
+++ b/src/node_script.cc
@@ -382,10 +382,6 @@ Handle<Value> WrappedScript::EvalMachine(const Arguments& args) {
   Local<Array> keys;
   if (context_flag == newContext) {
     // Create the new context
-    // Context::New returns a Persistent<Context>, but we only need it for this
-    // function. Here we grab a temporary handle to the new context, assign it
-    // to a local handle, and then dispose the persistent handle. This ensures
-    // that when this function exits the context will be disposed.
     context = Context::New(node_isolate);
 
   } else if (context_flag == userContext) {