diff --git a/iterator.go b/iterator.go
index fd1227ec8..12ffb78ce 100644
--- a/iterator.go
+++ b/iterator.go
@@ -505,8 +505,6 @@ func (it *Iterator) newItem() *Item {
 // Item returns pointer to the current key-value pair.
 // This item is only valid until it.Next() gets called.
 func (it *Iterator) Item() *Item {
-	// tx := it.txn
-	// tx.addReadKey(it.item.Key())
 	return it.item
 }