diff --git a/kyaml/yaml/fns.go b/kyaml/yaml/fns.go
index 917d728bf..668dcafc3 100644
--- a/kyaml/yaml/fns.go
+++ b/kyaml/yaml/fns.go
@@ -467,7 +467,6 @@ func (s FieldSetter) Filter(rn *RNode) (*RNode, error) {
 		if err := ErrorIfInvalid(rn, yaml.ScalarNode); err != nil {
 			return rn, err
 		}
-		// value is nil or null
 		if IsMissingOrNull(s.Value) {
 			return rn, nil
 		}