diff --git a/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyClientHandler.java b/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyClientHandler.java
index 05a8747dac..f1077e0855 100644
--- a/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyClientHandler.java
+++ b/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyClientHandler.java
@@ -217,11 +217,6 @@ class NettyClientHandler extends AbstractNettyHandler {
     }
   }
 
-  // @VisibleForTesting
-  // FlowControlPinger flowControlPinger() {
-  // return flowControlPing;
-  // }
-
   void startWriteQueue(Channel channel) {
     clientWriteQueue = new WriteQueue(channel);
   }