diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/apiclient/idempotency.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/apiclient/idempotency.go
index 978d7423731..c996d553453 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/apiclient/idempotency.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/apiclient/idempotency.go
@@ -341,8 +341,6 @@ func PatchNode(client clientset.Interface, nodeName string, patchFn func(*v1.Nod
 
 // GetConfigMapWithRetry tries to retrieve a ConfigMap using the given client,
 // retrying if we get an unexpected error.
-//
-// TODO: evaluate if this can be done better. Potentially remove the retry if feasible.
 func GetConfigMapWithRetry(client clientset.Interface, namespace, name string) (*v1.ConfigMap, error) {
 	var cm *v1.ConfigMap
 	var lastError error