diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
index 8b24330e97c1..da455eb4d8cb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
@@ -1447,7 +1447,6 @@ void rtw_joinbss_cmd_callback(struct adapter *padapter,  struct cmd_obj *pcmd)
 
 	if (pcmd->res == H2C_DROPPED) {
 		/* TODO: cancel timer and do timeout handler directly... */
-		/* need to make timeout handlerOS independent */
 		_set_timer(&pmlmepriv->assoc_timer, 1);
 	} else if (pcmd->res != H2C_SUCCESS) {
 		_set_timer(&pmlmepriv->assoc_timer, 1);