diff --git a/src/plugins/streamers/lefdef/db_plugin/dbDEFImporter.cc b/src/plugins/streamers/lefdef/db_plugin/dbDEFImporter.cc
index fdd3f6c24..1a58a5061 100644
--- a/src/plugins/streamers/lefdef/db_plugin/dbDEFImporter.cc
+++ b/src/plugins/streamers/lefdef/db_plugin/dbDEFImporter.cc
@@ -588,9 +588,6 @@ DEFImporter::read_single_net (std::string &nondefaultrule, Layout &layout, db::C
           error (tl::to_string (tr ("RECT routing specification not followed by coordinate list")));
         }
 
-        //  breaks wiring? Issue #1432 says: no.
-        //  pts.clear ();
-
         //  rect spec
 
         double x1 = get_double ();