diff --git a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocket.cpp b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocket.cpp
index 628fb314..7d568561 100644
--- a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocket.cpp
+++ b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocket.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ namespace ix
         // This value needs to be forced when shutting down, it is restored later
         _automaticReconnection = false;
 
-        // sync close
         close();
 
         if (_thread.joinable())