diff --git a/package/flex/flex.mk b/package/flex/flex.mk
index aa6c026ee0..905621ea3c 100644
--- a/package/flex/flex.mk
+++ b/package/flex/flex.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ FLEX_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 FLEX_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT_IF_LOCALE),gettext) host-m4
 FLEX_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_path_M4=/usr/bin/m4
-# we don't have a host-gettext/libintl
 HOST_FLEX_DEPENDENCIES = host-m4
 
 define FLEX_DISABLE_PROGRAM