diff --git a/include/libtorrent/linked_list.hpp b/include/libtorrent/linked_list.hpp
index ce471b89e..43de017ff 100644
--- a/include/libtorrent/linked_list.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/linked_list.hpp
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 namespace libtorrent
 {
-	// TODO: 3 enable_if T derives from list_node<T>
 	template <typename T>
 	struct list_node
 	{
@@ -65,6 +64,8 @@ namespace libtorrent
 	};
 
 	// TOOD: 3 add a unit test
+	// T must derive from list_node<T>. Having an enable_if here would require T
+	// to be a complete type, which is a bit too restrictive.
 	template <typename T>
 	struct linked_list
 	{