diff --git a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtsearch.c b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtsearch.c
index 7ae2bc8b66a..7e2a8b92685 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtsearch.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtsearch.c
@@ -2246,12 +2246,9 @@ _bt_steppage(IndexScanDesc scan, ScanDirection dir)
  *
  * _bt_first caller passes us an offnum returned by _bt_binsrch, which might
  * be an out of bounds offnum such as "maxoff + 1" in certain corner cases.
- * _bt_checkkeys will stop the scan as soon as an equality qual fails (when
- * its scan key was marked required), so _bt_first _must_ pass us an offnum
- * exactly at the beginning of where equal tuples are to be found.  When we're
- * passed an offnum past the end of the page, we might still manage to stop
- * the scan on this page by calling _bt_checkkeys against the high key.  See
- * _bt_readpage for full details.
+ * When we're passed an offnum past the end of the page, we might still manage
+ * to stop the scan on this page by calling _bt_checkkeys against the high
+ * key.  See _bt_readpage for full details.
  *
  * On entry, so->currPos must be pinned and locked (so offnum stays valid).
  * Parallel scan callers must have seized the scan before calling here.
diff --git a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtutils.c b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtutils.c
index 288da8b68ab..cb860f24fd3 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtutils.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtutils.c
@@ -2969,11 +2969,6 @@ _bt_check_compare(IndexScanDesc scan, ScanDirection dir,
 			 * Tuple fails this qual.  If it's a required qual for the current
 			 * scan direction, then we can conclude no further tuples will
 			 * pass, either.
-			 *
-			 * Note: because we stop the scan as soon as any required equality
-			 * qual fails, it is critical that equality quals be used for the
-			 * initial positioning in _bt_first() when they are available. See
-			 * comments in _bt_first().
 			 */
 			if (requiredSameDir)
 				*continuescan = false;