diff --git a/evutil.c b/evutil.c
index 7bd7a8b3..c75c8471 100644
--- a/evutil.c
+++ b/evutil.c
@@ -1859,13 +1859,6 @@ evutil_sockaddr_is_loopback(const struct sockaddr *addr)
 		return (ntohl(sin->sin_addr.s_addr) & 0xff000000) == 0x7f000000;
 	} else if (addr->sa_family == AF_INET6) {
 		struct sockaddr_in6 *sin6 = (struct sockaddr_in6 *)addr;
-		/*
-		int i;
-		for (i=0;i<14;++i)
-			if (sin6->sin6_addr.s6_addr[i] != 0)
-				return 1;
-		return sin6->sin6_addr.s6_addr[15] == 1;
-		*/
 		return !memcmp(sin6->sin6_addr.s6_addr, LOOPBACK_S6, 16);
 	}
 	return 0;