diff --git a/js/ui/overview.js b/js/ui/overview.js
index 99814ac3d..3fd3aa1af 100644
--- a/js/ui/overview.js
+++ b/js/ui/overview.js
@@ -512,15 +512,6 @@ const Overview = new Lang.Class({
         this.visibleTarget = true;
         this._activationTime = Date.now() / 1000;
 
-        // All the the actors in the window group are completely obscured,
-        // hiding the group holding them while the Overview is displayed greatly
-        // increases performance of the Overview especially when there are many
-        // windows visible.
-        //
-        // If we switched to displaying the actors in the Overview rather than
-        // clones of them, this would obviously no longer be necessary.
-        //
-        // Disable unredirection while in the overview
         Meta.disable_unredirect_for_screen(global.screen);
         this._viewSelector.show();