diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index e044fc733b8c..e1bec8164221 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -4857,12 +4857,6 @@ static int bond_set_mac_address(struct net_device *bond_dev, void *addr)
 			  __func__, slave);
 		res = dev_set_mac_address(slave->dev, addr, NULL);
 		if (res) {
-			/* TODO: consider downing the slave
-			 * and retry ?
-			 * User should expect communications
-			 * breakage anyway until ARP finish
-			 * updating, so...
-			 */
 			slave_dbg(bond_dev, slave->dev, "%s: err %d\n",
 				  __func__, res);
 			goto unwind;