diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 56dc7a93991d08324b88b3bc5d0d9731a488afb1..40c96780a5e72be2acf3cd02a0dd8847a2eb1588 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ prepare_win32()
 	else
 		cd .. || failure
 		echo "Retrieving MinGW build script (this may take a while)..." | tee -a $LOGFILE
-		# the date tag used is meant as a temporary workaround! Remove when GCC build issue got fixed upstream!
 		cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@mingw.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/mingw checkout -P xscripts >> $LOGFILE 2>&1 || failure
 	fi