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diff --git a/src/btree/bt_walk.c b/src/btree/bt_walk.c
index 049700952ee..ddaa2e5f70b 100644
--- a/src/btree/bt_walk.c
+++ b/src/btree/bt_walk.c
@@ -340,9 +340,7 @@ __tree_walk_internal(WT_SESSION_IMPL *session,
* Take a copy of any held page and clear the return value. Remember
* the hazard pointer we're currently holding.
*
- * We may be passed a pointer to btree->evict_page that we are clearing
- * here. We check when discarding pages that we're not discarding that
- * page, so this clear must be done before the page is released.
+ * Clear the returned value, it makes future error handling easier.
*/
couple = couple_orig = ref = *refp;
*refp = NULL;