diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
index ae9a658718ed..5530a3c07754 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
@@ -6939,7 +6939,7 @@ public function pingback_ping( $args ) {
 			return $this->pingback_error( 48, __( 'The pingback has already been registered.' ) );
 		}
 
-		// Very stupid, but gives time to the 'from' server to publish!
+		// Gives time to the 'from' server to publish!
 		sleep( 1 );
 
 		$remote_ip = preg_replace( '/[^0-9a-fA-F:., ]/', '', $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] );