diff --git a/builtin/ls-tree.c b/builtin/ls-tree.c
index 3a442631c7..5f7c84950c 100644
--- a/builtin/ls-tree.c
+++ b/builtin/ls-tree.c
@@ -69,15 +69,6 @@ static int show_tree(const struct object_id *oid, struct strbuf *base,
 	const char *type = blob_type;
 
 	if (S_ISGITLINK(mode)) {
-		/*
-		 * Maybe we want to have some recursive version here?
-		 *
-		 * Something similar to this incomplete example:
-		 *
-		if (show_subprojects(base, baselen, pathname))
-			retval = READ_TREE_RECURSIVE;
-		 *
-		 */
 		type = commit_type;
 	} else if (S_ISDIR(mode)) {
 		if (show_recursive(base->buf, base->len, pathname)) {