diff --git a/modules/comment.module b/modules/comment.module
index 33448044f90d..19fb00ac4311 100644
--- a/modules/comment.module
+++ b/modules/comment.module
@@ -275,9 +275,6 @@ function comment_form_alter($form_id, &$form) {
  */
 function comment_nodeapi(&$node, $op, $arg = 0) {
   switch ($op) {
-    case 'fields':
-      return array('comment');
-
     case 'load':
       return db_fetch_array(db_query("SELECT last_comment_timestamp, last_comment_name, comment_count FROM {node_comment_statistics} WHERE nid = %d", $node->nid));
       break;
diff --git a/modules/comment/comment.module b/modules/comment/comment.module
index 33448044f90d..19fb00ac4311 100644
--- a/modules/comment/comment.module
+++ b/modules/comment/comment.module
@@ -275,9 +275,6 @@ function comment_form_alter($form_id, &$form) {
  */
 function comment_nodeapi(&$node, $op, $arg = 0) {
   switch ($op) {
-    case 'fields':
-      return array('comment');
-
     case 'load':
       return db_fetch_array(db_query("SELECT last_comment_timestamp, last_comment_name, comment_count FROM {node_comment_statistics} WHERE nid = %d", $node->nid));
       break;