diff --git a/distribution/pull_v2.go b/distribution/pull_v2.go
index 5c236c149a..723fbfc14a 100644
--- a/distribution/pull_v2.go
+++ b/distribution/pull_v2.go
@@ -338,9 +338,6 @@ func (p *v2Puller) pullV2Tag(ctx context.Context, ref reference.Named) (tagUpdat
 		tagOrDigest string // Used for logging/progress only
 	)
 	if tagged, isTagged := ref.(reference.NamedTagged); isTagged {
-		// NOTE: not using TagService.Get, since it uses HEAD requests
-		// against the manifests endpoint, which are not supported by
-		// all registry versions.
 		manifest, err = manSvc.Get(ctx, "", distribution.WithTag(tagged.Tag()))
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, allowV1Fallback(err)