diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 73040b5211..0ac7d9c7f6 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -933,7 +933,6 @@ function lookupAndConnect(self, options) {
   port |= 0;
 
   // If host is an IP, skip performing a lookup
-  // TODO(evanlucas) should we hot path this for localhost?
   var addressType = exports.isIP(host);
   if (addressType) {
     process.nextTick(function() {