diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/translate.c b/src/libespeak-ng/translate.c
index 7211544f..81e9e4f9 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/translate.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/translate.c
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ static bool any_stressed_words;
 int pre_pause;
 ALPHABET *current_alphabet;
 
-// these were previously in translator class
 char word_phonemes[N_WORD_PHONEMES]; // a word translated into phoneme codes
 int n_ph_list2;
 PHONEME_LIST2 ph_list2[N_PHONEME_LIST]; // first stage of text->phonemes