diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/socket/ARSnovaSocketIOServer.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/socket/ARSnovaSocketIOServer.java
index ebb09d10a23d059f408f4fe32c8f4fa32d3799cf..0399b05fc9f3d2bd5cd8c58e8f47cd8171f858a4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/socket/ARSnovaSocketIOServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/socket/ARSnovaSocketIOServer.java
@@ -415,7 +415,6 @@ public class ARSnovaSocketIOServer implements ARSnovaSocket, NovaEventVisitor {
 	}
 
 	public void reportActiveUserCountForSession(final String sessionKey) {
-		/* This check is needed as long as the HTTP polling solution is active simultaneously. */
 		final int count = userService.getUsersInSession(sessionKey).size();
 
 		broadcastInSession(sessionKey, "activeUserCountData", count);