diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm78.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm78.c
index f6730dc3573b68096814ccff7e8a898aae45122a..d697a554286f2189fc5aeb081560dcc0dec68f89 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm78.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm78.c
@@ -726,7 +726,6 @@ static int lm78_write_value(struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg, u8 value)
 		return i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, reg, value);
 }
 
-/* Called when we have found a new LM78. It should set limits, etc. */
 static void lm78_init_client(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	u8 config = lm78_read_value(client, LM78_REG_CONFIG);
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/via686a.c b/drivers/hwmon/via686a.c
index 54861f13fee242042c30531e489fd1c7809ad1c4..c6e64f4abdeadbbd60257ba769dcc2aac18f9c42 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/via686a.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/via686a.c
@@ -712,7 +712,6 @@ static int via686a_detach_client(struct i2c_client *client)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* Called when we have found a new VIA686A. Set limits, etc. */
 static void via686a_init_client(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	u8 reg;
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83627hf.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83627hf.c
index 3479dc5208e2d3a9ac8d707177a9b17948e7c65f..7f6f7280878dfc997f4897b97da12f34152821b1 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83627hf.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83627hf.c
@@ -1275,7 +1275,6 @@ static int w83627hf_write_value(struct i2c_client *client, u16 reg, u16 value)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* Called when we have found a new W83781D. It should set limits, etc. */
 static void w83627hf_init_client(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct w83627hf_data *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c
index 4c43337ca780abe0cde6ee81590de98b3edfbff8..26b1fac7c61924001647e90d01ccab86ab02b40a 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c
@@ -1451,7 +1451,6 @@ w83781d_write_value(struct i2c_client *client, u16 reg, u16 value)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* Called when we have found a new W83781D. It should set limits, etc. */
 static void
 w83781d_init_client(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83792d.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83792d.c
index ba0c28015f6af57dc17a3c30ba02edbe0e874cdf..7bbd1888ce94a432260a1dfa012690763fa6a3f7 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83792d.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83792d.c
@@ -1429,7 +1429,6 @@ w83792d_write_value(struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg, u8 value)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* Called when we have found a new W83792D. It should set limits, etc. */
 static void
 w83792d_init_client(struct i2c_client *client)
 {