diff --git a/mod/forum/lib.php b/mod/forum/lib.php
index 32b0249fff4..c0fe8106b8a 100644
--- a/mod/forum/lib.php
+++ b/mod/forum/lib.php
@@ -1196,8 +1196,6 @@ function forum_user_complete($course, $user, $mod, $forum) {
 function forum_print_overview($courses,&$htmlarray) {
     global $USER, $CFG, $DB, $SESSION;
 
-    //$LIKE = $DB->sql_ilike();//no longer using like in queries. MDL-20578
-
     if (empty($courses) || !is_array($courses) || count($courses) == 0) {
         return array();
     }