diff --git a/phpBB/includes/template/filter.php b/phpBB/includes/template/filter.php
index 50882b2855..798cadaa2a 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/template/filter.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/template/filter.php
@@ -903,7 +903,6 @@ class phpbb_template_filter extends php_user_filter
 			$files = array_merge($files, $finder
 				->extension_prefix($location)
 				->extension_suffix('.html')
-				// XXX is this safe?
 				->extension_directory("/styles/" . $this->template_name . "/template")
 				->get_files());