diff --git a/crates/tor-chanmgr/src/lib.rs b/crates/tor-chanmgr/src/lib.rs
index bfcae477a50338eedf3391a01a8c19e40828c844..f1cf81797419a6e7121c3f3478969ddad0dac24a 100644
--- a/crates/tor-chanmgr/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/tor-chanmgr/src/lib.rs
@@ -312,8 +312,7 @@ impl<R: Runtime> ChanMgr<R> {
     /// need to pass them so they can be sent in the NETINFO cell.
     ///
     /// The channel may or may not be authenticated. This method will wait until the channel is
-    /// usable, and may return an error if we already have an existing channel to this peer, or if
-    /// there are already too many open connections with this peer or subnet (as a dos defence).
+    /// usable, and may return an error if we already have an existing channel to this peer.
     #[cfg(feature = "relay")]
     pub async fn handle_incoming(
         &self,