diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/grep/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/grep/Makefile
index f062a6452ed6..5cdbb3a6ffb4 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/grep/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/grep/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ CFLAGS+=-DGREP -DHAVE_STRING_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_PARAM_H=1 -DHAVE_UNISTD_H=1 \
 	-DHAVE_VALLOC=1
 
 
-#check: ${.CURDIR}/grep
 check: all
 	awk sh ${.CURDIR}/tests/check.sh ${.CURDIR}/tests