diff --git a/ffserver.c b/ffserver.c
index f2fb618f0805c..420768b0c6fc8 100644
--- a/ffserver.c
+++ b/ffserver.c
@@ -628,7 +628,6 @@ static void start_multicast(void)
                 }
             }
 
-            /* change state to send data */
             rtp_c->state = HTTPSTATE_SEND_DATA;
         }
     }