diff --git a/client/ui/preferences/store.go b/client/ui/preferences/store.go
index c5fd37f03..49acb7917 100644
--- a/client/ui/preferences/store.go
+++ b/client/ui/preferences/store.go
@@ -246,10 +246,6 @@ func (s *Store) ExistedAtLoad() bool {
 func (s *Store) load() error {
 	if _, err := os.Stat(s.path); err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
-			// Log the resolved path: a surprising directory here (e.g.
-			// /var/root/... when the GUI was launched with a stale HOME
-			// from a root installer) is the difference between a genuine
-			// first run and prefs silently read from the wrong place.
 			log.Infof("no ui preferences file at %s; using defaults", s.path)
 			return nil
 		}