diff --git a/python/private/python_bootstrap_template.txt b/python/private/python_bootstrap_template.txt
index babff075b5..eb5595f4a1 100644
--- a/python/private/python_bootstrap_template.txt
+++ b/python/private/python_bootstrap_template.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 %shebang%
 
-# This script must retain compatibility with a wide variety of Python versions
-# since it is run for every py_binary target. Currently we guarantee support
-# going back to Python 2.7, and try to support even Python 2.6 on a best-effort
-# basis. We might abandon 2.6 support once users have the ability to control the
-# above shebang string via the Python toolchain (#8685).
-
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import division
 from __future__ import print_function