diff --git a/server/metadata.go b/server/metadata.go
index 0a1557fe..38ff984a 100644
--- a/server/metadata.go
+++ b/server/metadata.go
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ func (m *metadataAPI) CloseAndDeleteStream(stream *stream) error {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to delete stream")
 	}
 
-	// Remove the (now empty) stream data directory
+	// Remove the stream data directory
 	streamDataDir := filepath.Join(m.Server.config.DataDir, "streams", stream.GetName())
 	err = os.RemoveAll(streamDataDir)
 	if err != nil {