diff --git a/tuf/api/metadata.py b/tuf/api/metadata.py
index 5f6a210e45..12d294c9f3 100644
--- a/tuf/api/metadata.py
+++ b/tuf/api/metadata.py
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ def __init__(
         self.spec_version = spec_version
         self.expires = expires
 
-        # TODO: Should we separate data validation from constructor?
         if version <= 0:
             raise ValueError(f"version must be > 0, got {version}")
         self.version = version