diff --git a/bin/idea.properties b/bin/idea.properties
index 706970c5b400..686fadac1991 100644
--- a/bin/idea.properties
+++ b/bin/idea.properties
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-# Set up @@product_uc@@_PROPERTIES environment variable to specify custom location of this properties file like
-# SET @@product_uc@@_PROPERTIES=c:\config\idea.properties
-# before launching IDE.
-# If not specified it is searched according following sequence (first successful is used).
-# 1. ${user.home}
-# 2. ${idea.home}/bin
-
 # Use ${idea.home} macro to specify location relative to IDE installation home
 # Also use ${xxx} where xxx is any java property (including defined in previous lines of this file) to refer to its value
 # Note for Windows users: please make sure you're using forward slashes. I.e. c:/idea/system