diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index ba51d30fd7d8..950ad286a121 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -314,9 +314,7 @@ static int random_read_wakeup_bits = 64;
 static int random_write_wakeup_bits = 28 * OUTPUT_POOL_WORDS;
 
 /*
- * The minimum number of seconds between urandom pool reseeding.  We
- * do this to limit the amount of entropy that can be drained from the
- * input pool even if there are heavy demands on /dev/urandom.
+ * Variable is currently unused by left for user space compatibility.
  */
 static int random_min_urandom_seed = 60;