diff --git a/src/bin/e_alert.c b/src/bin/e_alert.c
index 527d3214a..fcc9c07bc 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_alert.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_alert.c
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #include <X11/X.h>
 
-/* FIXME: make this work */
-
 /* local subsystem functions */
 
 /* local subsystem globals */