diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index 1db6eab6dac3..6a5fcf14dbc3 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -2595,7 +2595,6 @@ static void atapi_request_sense(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 
 	DPRINTK("ATAPI request sense\n");
 
-	/* FIXME: is this needed? */
 	memset(cmd->sense_buffer, 0, SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ATA_SFF