diff --git a/src/torchmetrics/functional/regression/pearson.py b/src/torchmetrics/functional/regression/pearson.py
index db675c0902f..94bdd54fd47 100644
--- a/src/torchmetrics/functional/regression/pearson.py
+++ b/src/torchmetrics/functional/regression/pearson.py
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ def _pearson_corrcoef_update(
     n_obs = preds.shape[0] if weights is None else weights.sum()
     cond = n_prior.mean() > 0 or n_obs == 1
 
-    # Calculate means
     if cond:
         if weights is None:
             mx_new = (n_prior * mean_x + preds.sum(0)) / (n_prior + n_obs)