diff --git a/deflate.h b/deflate.h
index fbac44d..ce0299e 100644
--- a/deflate.h
+++ b/deflate.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ typedef struct internal_state {
     int   wrap;          /* bit 0 true for zlib, bit 1 true for gzip */
     gz_headerp  gzhead;  /* gzip header information to write */
     uInt   gzindex;      /* where in extra, name, or comment */
-    Byte  method;        /* STORED (for zip only) or DEFLATED */
+    Byte  method;        /* can only be DEFLATED */
     int   last_flush;    /* value of flush param for previous deflate call */
 
                 /* used by deflate.c: */