diff --git a/requirements/common.txt b/requirements/common.txt
index dc183e4dee..b2a106a7f4 100644
--- a/requirements/common.txt
+++ b/requirements/common.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # /tools/update-locked-requirements to update requirements/dev_lock.txt
 # and requirements/prod_lock.txt.
 # See requirements/README.md for more detail.
-# Django itself; we use a slightly patched version
+# Django itself
 Django==1.11.5
 
 # needed for mypy TypedDict