diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/jenkins/plugins/computeengine/ComputeEngineLinuxLauncher.java b/src/main/java/com/google/jenkins/plugins/computeengine/ComputeEngineLinuxLauncher.java
index 75def6e3..59c7aa0d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/jenkins/plugins/computeengine/ComputeEngineLinuxLauncher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/jenkins/plugins/computeengine/ComputeEngineLinuxLauncher.java
@@ -135,8 +135,6 @@ protected boolean checkStartupScriptFinished(
           conn,
           // default value will be 0 until it finishes
           "exit $(systemctl show google-startup-scripts --property ExecMainExitTimestampMonotonic | cut -d \"=\" -f 2)",
-          // not "initializing" or "starting" - benefit is doesn't require google-startup-scripts
-          // "[ \"$(systemctl is-system-running)\" != \"starting\" ]",
           logger,
           listener)) {
         return true;