diff --git a/player/scripting.c b/player/scripting.c
index f2265d2a25..a33b618056 100644
--- a/player/scripting.c
+++ b/player/scripting.c
@@ -436,9 +436,6 @@ static int load_run(struct mp_script_args *args)
     mp_subprocess(args->log, &opts, &res);
 
     // Closing these will (probably) make the client exit, if it really died.
-    // They _should_ be CLOEXEC, but are not, because
-    // posix_spawn_file_actions_adddup2() may not clear the CLOEXEC flag
-    // properly if by coincidence fd==src_fd.
     close(fds[0]);
     if (fds[1] >= 0)
         close(fds[1]);