diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 616e58190..d66727ebb 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-04-01  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
+
+	* libc/strptime.c: Remove misleading comment.
+
 2011-03-31  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
 
 	* ntdll.h: Allow usage from plain C code.
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/libc/strptime.cc b/winsup/cygwin/libc/strptime.cc
index 08d4c5f56..833b6290f 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/libc/strptime.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/libc/strptime.cc
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ __weak_alias(strptime,_strptime)
 
 #define	_ctloc(x)		(_CurrentTimeLocale->x)
 
-/*
- * We do not implement alternate representations. However, we always
- * check whether a given modifier is allowed for a certain conversion.
- */
 #define ALT_E			0x01
 #define ALT_O			0x02
 #define	LEGAL_ALT(x)		{ if (alt_format & ~(x)) return NULL; }