diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index 3226b246..6b59b4cd 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 # Defines all Languages known to GitHub.
 #
 # All languages have an associated lexer for syntax highlighting. It
-# defaults to name.downcase, which covers most cases. Make sure the
-# lexer exists in lexers.yml. This is a list of available in our
-# version of pygments.
+# defaults to name.downcase, which covers most cases.
 #
 # type              - Either data, programming, markup, or nil
 # lexer             - An explicit lexer String (defaults to name)