diff --git a/include/pybind11/gil.h b/include/pybind11/gil.h
index 6b0edaee4..5fb81c86d 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/gil.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/gil.h
@@ -147,8 +147,6 @@ public:
         // NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-prefer-member-initializer)
         tstate = PyEval_SaveThread();
         if (disassoc) {
-            // Python >= 3.7 can remove this, it's an int before 3.7
-            // NOLINTNEXTLINE(readability-qualified-auto)
             auto key = internals.tstate;
             PYBIND11_TLS_DELETE_VALUE(key);
         }
@@ -173,8 +171,6 @@ public:
             PyEval_RestoreThread(tstate);
         }
         if (disassoc) {
-            // Python >= 3.7 can remove this, it's an int before 3.7
-            // NOLINTNEXTLINE(readability-qualified-auto)
             auto key = detail::get_internals().tstate;
             PYBIND11_TLS_REPLACE_VALUE(key, tstate);
         }