diff --git a/dramatiq/middleware/retries.py b/dramatiq/middleware/retries.py
index e222443e..a54c8471 100644
--- a/dramatiq/middleware/retries.py
+++ b/dramatiq/middleware/retries.py
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ def after_process_message(self, broker, message, *, result=None, exception=None)
 
         message.options["retries"] += 1
         message.options["traceback"] = traceback.format_exc(limit=30)
-
-        # Record in message options time at which it is requeued
         message.options["requeue_timestamp"] = int(time.time() * 1000)
 
         max_retries = message.options.get("max_retries") or actor.options.get("max_retries", self.max_retries)