diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index 717b08e0b8..1309b5b9de 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -1033,9 +1033,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) setHeadBeyondRoot(head uint64, time uint64, root common.Ha
 
 			// Note, the located head state might not be physically present yet; in
 			// the path-based scheme a recoverable state is materialized in a single
-			// shot once the rewind is finalized (see below). The stateless-head
-			// handling is therefore deferred until then, also avoiding a per-block
-			// recoverability check whose cost would grow as the rewind goes deeper.
+			// shot once the rewind is finalized.
 		}
 		// Rewind the snap block in a simpleton way to the target head
 		if currentSnapBlock := bc.CurrentSnapBlock(); currentSnapBlock != nil && header.Number.Uint64() < currentSnapBlock.Number.Uint64() {
diff --git a/core/blockchain_reader.go b/core/blockchain_reader.go
index 01e42570a9..17c3b5122e 100644
--- a/core/blockchain_reader.go
+++ b/core/blockchain_reader.go
@@ -408,10 +408,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) stateRecoverable(root common.Hash) bool {
 }
 
 // StateRecoverable checks if the specified state is recoverable by applying
-// state histories on top of the persistent state. It's the exported variant
-// of stateRecoverable, and shares the same semantics: it's only meaningful for
-// the path scheme, and returns false if the state is already available or the
-// hash scheme is used.
+// state histories on top of the persistent state.
 func (bc *BlockChain) StateRecoverable(root common.Hash) bool {
 	return bc.stateRecoverable(root)
 }