diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/AccrualFailureDetectorSpec.scala b/akka-cluster/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/AccrualFailureDetectorSpec.scala
index 9fe9cef4e0..1da43156d3 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/AccrualFailureDetectorSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/AccrualFailureDetectorSpec.scala
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ class AccrualFailureDetectorSpec extends AkkaSpec("""
       fd.isAvailable(conn) must be(true)
     }
 
-    // FIXME how should we deal with explicit removal of connection? - if triggered as failure then we have a problem in boostrap - see line 142 in AccrualFailureDetector
     "mark node as dead after explicit removal of connection" in {
       val fd = new AccrualFailureDetector(system, conn)