diff --git a/src/settings/nm-system-config-interface.h b/src/settings/nm-system-config-interface.h
index fb394785df..33b67d5876 100644
--- a/src/settings/nm-system-config-interface.h
+++ b/src/settings/nm-system-config-interface.h
@@ -41,15 +41,6 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
  */
 GObject * nm_system_config_factory (void);
 
-/* NOTE:
- *   When passing NMConnection objects to NetworkManager, any properties
- * of that NMConnection's NMSetting objects that are secrets must be set as
- * GObject data items on the NMSetting object, _not_ inside the NMSetting
- * object itself.  This is to ensure that the secrets are only given to
- * NetworkManager itself and not exposed to clients like nm-applet that need
- * connection details, but not secrets.
- */
-
 #define NM_TYPE_SYSTEM_CONFIG_INTERFACE      (nm_system_config_interface_get_type ())
 #define NM_SYSTEM_CONFIG_INTERFACE(obj)      (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), NM_TYPE_SYSTEM_CONFIG_INTERFACE, NMSystemConfigInterface))
 #define NM_IS_SYSTEM_CONFIG_INTERFACE(obj)   (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), NM_TYPE_SYSTEM_CONFIG_INTERFACE))