diff --git a/crypto/rsa/blinding.c b/crypto/rsa/blinding.c
index d5bfcd3..e6b987d 100644
--- a/crypto/rsa/blinding.c
+++ b/crypto/rsa/blinding.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
   BIGNUM *A;
   BIGNUM *Ai;
   BIGNUM *e;
-  BIGNUM *mod; /* just a reference */
+  BIGNUM *mod;
   int counter;
   /* mont is the Montgomery context used for this |BN_BLINDING|. It is not
    * owned and must outlive this structure. */