diff --git a/test/vol.c b/test/vol.c
index c3e3325f27..b70c0ca6b5 100644
--- a/test/vol.c
+++ b/test/vol.c
@@ -258,15 +258,6 @@ test_basic_file_operation(void)
     /* Retrieve the file access property for testing */
     fapl_id = h5_fileaccess();
 
-    /* Set the file close degree to a non-default value, to make the H5Pequal
-     *  work out.  This is kinda odd, but the library's current behavior with
-     *  a default value is to return the value chosen (H5F_CLOSE_SEMI) instead
-     *  of the default value (H5F_CLOSE_DEFAULT) from the property and then
-     *  the H5Pequal doesn't detect that the property lists are the same.  Since
-     *  this is the documented behavior for file close degree for many years,
-     *  I'm not fighting it, just getting the testing to verify that the VOL
-     *  connector property is returned correctly.  -QAK, 2018/11/17
-     */
     /* Set the file close degree to a non-default value, to make the H5Pequal
      *  work out.  This is kinda odd, but the library's current behavior with
      *  a default value is to return the value chosen (H5F_CLOSE_SEMI) instead