diff --git a/bin/git-delete-merged-branches b/bin/git-delete-merged-branches
index 0267bc6..38988cf 100755
--- a/bin/git-delete-merged-branches
+++ b/bin/git-delete-merged-branches
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 branches=$(git branch --no-color --merged | grep -vE "^(\*|\+)" | grep -v "$(git_extra_default_branch)" | grep -v svn)
-# REFACTOR: use `xargs -r` when widely available
 if [ -n "$branches" ]
 then
     echo "$branches" | xargs git branch -d