diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 91e663fab0..1138c3b43e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -580,7 +580,6 @@ string(REGEX REPLACE "[^a-zA-Z0-9_\$]" "_" VERSION_C_IDENT "${VERSION_C_IDENT}")
 
 set(ZEEK_VERSION_FULL_LOCAL "${ZEEK_VERSION_FULL}")
 if (NOT ZEEK_VERSION_LOCAL STREQUAL "")
-#    STRING(FIND ZEEK_VERSION_LOCAL "-" POS)
     if (ZEEK_VERSION_LOCAL MATCHES "-")
         message(FATAL_ERROR "ZEEK_VERSION_LOCAL can not contain dashes: ${ZEEK_VERSION_LOCAL}")
     endif ()