diff --git a/src/sage/schemes/elliptic_curves/ell_point.py b/src/sage/schemes/elliptic_curves/ell_point.py
index 27d0bc848ba..439b7b2246d 100644
--- a/src/sage/schemes/elliptic_curves/ell_point.py
+++ b/src/sage/schemes/elliptic_curves/ell_point.py
@@ -184,9 +184,6 @@ def curve(self):
         return self.scheme()
 
 
-# While the class EllipticCurvePoint itself currently provides little
-# functionality, inheritance from EllipticCurvePoint is checked in the
-# __contains__() and __call__() methods of EllipticCurve_generic.
 class EllipticCurvePoint_field(EllipticCurvePoint,
                                SchemeMorphism_point_abelian_variety_field):
     """