diff --git a/lib/install.js b/lib/install.js
index 94a8e9f374902..1589ff589c38e 100644
--- a/lib/install.js
+++ b/lib/install.js
@@ -132,8 +132,7 @@ class Install extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
     const isDev = this.npm.config.get('dev')
     const scriptShell = this.npm.config.get('script-shell') || undefined
 
-    // be very strict about engines when trying to update npm itself, and give
-    // a message that's more customized than engine-strict would give
+    // be very strict about engines when trying to update npm itself
     const npmInstall = args.find(arg => arg.startsWith('npm@') || arg === 'npm')
     if (isGlobalInstall && npmInstall) {
       const npmManifest = await pacote.manifest(npmInstall)