diff --git a/core/vm/contracts.go b/core/vm/contracts.go
index cae0be9f2de6..00ddbebd6baf 100644
--- a/core/vm/contracts.go
+++ b/core/vm/contracts.go
@@ -591,7 +591,6 @@ func (c *bigModExp) RequiredGas(input []byte) uint64 {
 		if expLen > 32 {
 			expHead.SetBytes(getData(input, baseLen, 32))
 		} else {
-			// TODO: Check that if expLen < baseLen, then getData will return an empty slice
 			expHead.SetBytes(getData(input, baseLen, expLen))
 		}
 	}