diff --git a/src/borg/__init__.py b/src/borg/__init__.py
index 9f13c7d64..b2597288e 100644
--- a/src/borg/__init__.py
+++ b/src/borg/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 from packaging.version import parse as parse_version
 
-# IMPORTANT keep imports from borg here to a minimum because our testsuite depends on
-# being able to import borg.constants and then monkey patching borg.constants.PBKDF2_ITERATIONS
 from ._version import version as __version__