diff --git a/mrbgems/mruby-string-ext/src/string.c b/mrbgems/mruby-string-ext/src/string.c
index 1209228c3..ef4a23bb3 100644
--- a/mrbgems/mruby-string-ext/src/string.c
+++ b/mrbgems/mruby-string-ext/src/string.c
@@ -1304,10 +1304,6 @@ str_uplus(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value str)
  *
  * Returns a frozen, possibly pre-existing copy of the string.
  *
- * The returned \String will be deduplicated as long as it does not have
- * any instance variables set on it and is not a String subclass.
- *
- * String#dedup is an alias for String#-@.
  */
 static mrb_value
 str_uminus(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value str)