diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/resync/ResyncReplicationRequest.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/resync/ResyncReplicationRequest.java
index f19bfe3ac6952..78b87435a4f34 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/resync/ResyncReplicationRequest.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/resync/ResyncReplicationRequest.java
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ public final class ResyncReplicationRequest extends ReplicatedWriteRequest<Resyn
     private final long maxSeenAutoIdTimestampOnPrimary;
 
     ResyncReplicationRequest(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
-        //  TODO: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/38556
-        //assert Version.CURRENT.major <= 7;
         super(in);
         trimAboveSeqNo = in.readZLong();
         maxSeenAutoIdTimestampOnPrimary = in.readZLong();