diff --git a/vcl/unx/gtk/gtksalmenu.cxx b/vcl/unx/gtk/gtksalmenu.cxx
index 86aef8c7bcc3..a79713ab631f 100644
--- a/vcl/unx/gtk/gtksalmenu.cxx
+++ b/vcl/unx/gtk/gtksalmenu.cxx
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ namespace
         GtkSalMenu* pSalSubMenu = reinterpret_cast<GtkSalMenu*>(sGtkSalMenu.toInt64());
 
         assert(sWindow == "window" && pSalSubMenu);
-        (void) sWindow; // TODO should we throw an exception ?
+        (void) sWindow;
 
         return MenuAndId(pSalSubMenu, sItemId.toInt32());
     }