diff --git a/replica/table.cc b/replica/table.cc
index 44d554c5d7..0482295f62 100644
--- a/replica/table.cc
+++ b/replica/table.cc
@@ -934,7 +934,6 @@ table::try_flush_memtable_to_sstable(compaction_group& cg, lw_shared_ptr<memtabl
 
 void
 table::start() {
-    // FIXME: add option to disable automatic compaction.
     start_compaction();
 }