diff --git a/Include/pydebug.h b/Include/pydebug.h
index bd4aafe3b49..78bcb118be4 100644
--- a/Include/pydebug.h
+++ b/Include/pydebug.h
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-/* These global variable are defined in pylifecycle.c */
-/* XXX (ncoghlan): move these declarations to pylifecycle.h? */
 PyAPI_DATA(int) Py_DebugFlag;
 PyAPI_DATA(int) Py_VerboseFlag;
 PyAPI_DATA(int) Py_QuietFlag;