diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index 465e018913..cdff0f1954 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -697,8 +697,6 @@ static int do_pick_commit(enum todo_command command, struct commit *commit,
 		return fast_forward_to(commit->object.oid.hash, head, unborn, opts);
 
 	if (parent && parse_commit(parent) < 0)
-		/* TRANSLATORS: The first %s will be "revert" or
-		   "cherry-pick", the second %s a SHA1 */
 		return error(_("%s: cannot parse parent commit %s"),
 			command_to_string(command),
 			oid_to_hex(&parent->object.oid));