diff --git a/lib/_http_common.js b/lib/_http_common.js
index ab075dc817ed6f..32fc782331e2bd 100644
--- a/lib/_http_common.js
+++ b/lib/_http_common.js
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ function parserOnHeadersComplete(versionMajor, versionMinor, headers, method,
   return parser.onIncoming(incoming, shouldKeepAlive);
 }
 
-// XXX This is a mess.
-// TODO: http.Parser should be a Writable emits request/response events.
 function parserOnBody(b, start, len) {
   const stream = this.incoming;