diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/numberformatter.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/numberformatter.h
index 1f8c35b303..615cf49f7b 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/numberformatter.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/numberformatter.h
@@ -2426,7 +2426,6 @@ class U_I18N_API LocalizedNumberFormatter
 class U_I18N_API FormattedNumber : public UMemory, public FormattedValue {
   public:
 
-    // Default constructor cannot have #ifndef U_HIDE_DRAFT_API
     /**
      * Default constructor; makes an empty FormattedNumber.
      * @stable ICU 64