diff --git a/etc/proxy-server.conf-sample b/etc/proxy-server.conf-sample
index a27fcd9b4f..aaa5ab3725 100644
--- a/etc/proxy-server.conf-sample
+++ b/etc/proxy-server.conf-sample
@@ -869,12 +869,6 @@ use = egg:swift#versioned_writes
 # If you don't put it in the pipeline, it will be inserted for you.
 [filter:copy]
 use = egg:swift#copy
-# By default object POST requests update metadata without modification of the
-# original data file
-# Set this to True to enable the old, slow behavior wherein object POST
-# requests are transformed into COPY requests where source and destination are
-# the same. All client-visible behavior (save response time) should be
-# identical.
 
 # Note: To enable encryption, add the following 2 dependent pieces of crypto
 # middleware to the proxy-server pipeline. They should be to the right of all