diff --git a/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/mod.rs b/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/mod.rs
index e4624a6b5a0c..5d2f5de6024e 100644
--- a/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/mod.rs
@@ -1878,7 +1878,6 @@ where
         let mut state_root_result = None;
         let persistence_in_progress = self.persistence_state.in_progress();
         if !persistence_in_progress {
-            // NOTE: there is a possibility of a race condition here if some data was persisted. ???
             let consistent_view = ConsistentDbView::new_with_latest_tip(self.provider.clone())?;
             let mut trie_nodes = TrieUpdates::default();
             let mut state = HashedPostState::default();