diff --git a/lib/internal/event_target.js b/lib/internal/event_target.js
index c267050bf614d6..ca3766fbdcd22c 100644
--- a/lib/internal/event_target.js
+++ b/lib/internal/event_target.js
@@ -639,8 +639,6 @@ class EventTarget {
         if (signal.aborted) {
           return;
         }
-        // TODO(benjamingr) make this weak somehow? ideally the signal would
-        // not prevent the event target from GC.
         signal.addEventListener('abort', () => {
           this.removeEventListener(type, listener, options);
         }, { __proto__: null, once: true, [kWeakHandler]: this, [kResistStopPropagation]: true });