diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/SparkStrategies.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/SparkStrategies.scala
index d6951ad01fb0c..07a6fcae83b70 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/SparkStrategies.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/SparkStrategies.scala
@@ -494,7 +494,6 @@ abstract class SparkStrategies extends QueryPlanner[SparkPlan] {
     }
   }
 
-  // Can we automate these 'pass through' operations?
   object BasicOperators extends Strategy {
     def apply(plan: LogicalPlan): Seq[SparkPlan] = plan match {
       case d: DataWritingCommand => DataWritingCommandExec(d, planLater(d.query)) :: Nil