diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
index bf141249ae..1830ab166c 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@
 #
 #	Syslog
 #
-# requires ENABLE_SYSLOG
 #syslog = 0			# range 0-2
 #syslog_facility = 'LOCAL0'
 #syslog_ident = 'postgres'