diff --git a/mod/forum/index.php b/mod/forum/index.php
index 2da19712d1f..93904f8773e 100644
--- a/mod/forum/index.php
+++ b/mod/forum/index.php
@@ -299,8 +299,7 @@ if ($show_rss = (($can_subscribe || $course->id == SITEID) &&
 /// Now let's process the learning forums
 
 if ($course->id != SITEID) {    // Only real courses have learning forums
-    // This is only required for use here and there needs to be a check to see if
-    // course id is the same as the site id. Moved from above. MDL-27334
+    // 'format_.'$course->format only applicable when not SITEID (format_site is not a format)
     $strsectionname  = get_string('sectionname', 'format_'.$course->format);
     // Add extra field for section number, at the front
     array_unshift($learningtable->head, $strsectionname);