diff --git a/repmgr.c b/repmgr.c
index 768c69ef..f6ad4ce6 100644
--- a/repmgr.c
+++ b/repmgr.c
@@ -1193,7 +1193,6 @@ do_standby_promote(void)
 	conn = establish_db_connection(options.conninfo, true);
 
 	/* Verify that standby is a supported server version */
-	/* XXX verify that primary and standby are compatible versions? */
 	log_info(_("%s connected to standby, checking its state\n"), progname);
 
 	check_server_version(conn, "standby", true, NULL);