diff --git a/sys/fs/msdosfs/bpb.h b/sys/fs/msdosfs/bpb.h
index 683e755276c3..c9bf27cdc693 100644
--- a/sys/fs/msdosfs/bpb.h
+++ b/sys/fs/msdosfs/bpb.h
@@ -86,10 +86,6 @@ struct bpb710 {
  * and longs are just character arrays of the appropriate length.  This is
  * because the compiler forces shorts and longs to align on word or
  * halfword boundaries.
- *
- * XXX The little-endian code here assumes that the processor can access
- * 16-bit and 32-bit quantities on byte boundaries.  If this is not true,
- * use the macros for the big-endian case.
  */
 
 #include <sys/endian.h>