diff --git a/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_forum.php b/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_forum.php
index 913c55a9d1..e392bef157 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_forum.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_forum.php
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ function merge_topics($forum_id, $topic_ids, $to_topic_id)
 		// Message and return links
 		$success_msg = 'POSTS_MERGED_SUCCESS';
 
-		// If the topic no longer exist, we will update the topic watch table.
+		// Update the topic watch table.
 		phpbb_update_rows_avoiding_duplicates($db, TOPICS_WATCH_TABLE, 'topic_id', $topic_ids, $to_topic_id);
 
 		// Link to the new topic