diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/perms.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/perms.rs
index b071cedaa..8a2f20417 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/perms.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/perms.rs
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ pub struct ChownExecutor {
     pub files: Vec<String>,
     pub recursive: bool,
     pub preserve_root: bool,
-    // Must be true if traverse_symlinks is not None
     pub dereference: bool,
 }