diff --git a/src/archive/zip/writer.go b/src/archive/zip/writer.go
index 0f1a193345..506148ee30 100644
--- a/src/archive/zip/writer.go
+++ b/src/archive/zip/writer.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (w *Writer) SetComment(comment string) error {
 }
 
 // Close finishes writing the zip file by writing the central directory.
-// It does not (and cannot) close the underlying writer.
+// It does not close the underlying writer.
 func (w *Writer) Close() error {
 	if w.last != nil && !w.last.closed {
 		if err := w.last.close(); err != nil {