diff --git a/tools/functions.make b/tools/functions.make
index 0d8518c0ff..26fc471c3c 100644
--- a/tools/functions.make
+++ b/tools/functions.make
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@
 
 # preprocess - run preprocessor on a file and return the result as a string
 #
-# This uses the native 'gcc' compiler and not $(CC) since we use the -imacros
-# option and older gcc compiler doesn't have that. We use one such older
-# compiler for the win32 cross-compiles on Linux.
-#
 # The weird grep -v thing in here is due to Apple's stupidities and is needed
 # to make this do right when used on Mac OS X.
 #