diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp
index 23c8ef30cd..97c8ffcc75 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp
@@ -196,8 +196,6 @@ void APIServer::loop() {
       }
     }
   }
-
-  // Reboot timeout is now handled by connection/disconnection events
 }
 
 void APIServer::dump_config() {