diff --git a/states/module.go b/states/module.go
index fa9e71993..b172693ee 100644
--- a/states/module.go
+++ b/states/module.go
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ func (ms *Module) SetResourceInstanceCurrent(addr addrs.ResourceInstance, obj *R
 			return
 		}
 		// if we have an instance, update the current
-		// TODO: this setting happens below as well, so possibly this can be removed,
-		// but not changing it right now as we might return in the block below
 		is.Current = obj
 		if !is.HasObjects() {
 			// If we have no objects at all then we'll clean up.