diff --git a/Lib/python/builtin.swg b/Lib/python/builtin.swg
index b6f0c4ce0..97150dc5c 100644
--- a/Lib/python/builtin.swg
+++ b/Lib/python/builtin.swg
@@ -285,10 +285,6 @@ SwigPyBuiltin_FunpackSetterClosure (PyObject *obj, PyObject *val, void *closure)
 SWIGINTERN void
 SwigPyStaticVar_dealloc(PyDescrObject *descr) {
   _PyObject_GC_UNTRACK(descr);
-  /*
-  Py_XDECREF(descr->d_type);
-  Py_XDECREF(descr->d_name);
-  */
   Py_XDECREF(PyDescr_TYPE(descr));
   Py_XDECREF(PyDescr_NAME(descr));
   PyObject_GC_Del(descr);