diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageMode.py b/src/PIL/ImageMode.py
index 0b31f608174..f6524f44bb4 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageMode.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageMode.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ def __str__(self) -> str:
 @lru_cache
 def getmode(mode: str) -> ModeDescriptor:
     """Gets a mode descriptor for the given mode."""
-    # initialize mode cache
     endian = "<" if sys.byteorder == "little" else ">"
 
     modes = {