diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/physical_planner.rs b/datafusion/core/src/physical_planner.rs
index 0cab58a869982..3ca16437bcb49 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/physical_planner.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/physical_planner.rs
@@ -490,8 +490,6 @@ impl PhysicalPlanner for DefaultPhysicalPlanner {
     }
 }
 
-// atomic global incrmenter
-
 static RECURSIVE_CTE_PHYSICAL_PLAN_BRANCH: OnceLock<AtomicI32> = OnceLock::new();
 
 fn new_recursive_cte_physical_plan_branch_number() -> u32 {