diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/providers/dao/AbstractUserDetailsAuthenticationProvider.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/providers/dao/AbstractUserDetailsAuthenticationProvider.java
index 8b2ae536ec..daf81d5f60 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/providers/dao/AbstractUserDetailsAuthenticationProvider.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/providers/dao/AbstractUserDetailsAuthenticationProvider.java
@@ -133,8 +133,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractUserDetailsAuthenticationProvider implements Authe
 
         preAuthenticationChecks.check(user);
         
-        // This check must come here, as we don't want to tell users
-        // about account status unless they presented the correct credentials
         try {
             additionalAuthenticationChecks(user, (UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken) authentication);
         } catch (AuthenticationException exception) {