diff --git a/lib/librte_vhost/rte_virtio_net.h b/lib/librte_vhost/rte_virtio_net.h
index 9caa62216b..a88aecdc47 100644
--- a/lib/librte_vhost/rte_virtio_net.h
+++ b/lib/librte_vhost/rte_virtio_net.h
@@ -59,10 +59,6 @@ enum {VIRTIO_RXQ, VIRTIO_TXQ, VIRTIO_QNUM};
 
 /**
  * Device and vring operations.
- *
- * Make sure to set VIRTIO_DEV_RUNNING to the device flags in new_device and
- * remove it in destroy_device.
- *
  */
 struct virtio_net_device_ops {
 	int (*new_device)(int vid);		/**< Add device. */