diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index c22370e0407..883f8fcb89a 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1662,7 +1662,6 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info)
 
     // As LoadBlockIndex can take several minutes, it's possible the user
     // requested to kill the GUI during the last operation. If so, exit.
-    // As the program has not fully started yet, Shutdown() is possibly overkill.
     if (ShutdownRequested(node)) {
         LogPrintf("Shutdown requested. Exiting.\n");
         return false;