diff --git a/esphome/components/web_server_idf/web_server_idf.cpp b/esphome/components/web_server_idf/web_server_idf.cpp
index 16ddb8a28e..eac0544512 100644
--- a/esphome/components/web_server_idf/web_server_idf.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/web_server_idf/web_server_idf.cpp
@@ -579,7 +579,6 @@ esp_err_t AsyncWebServer::handle_multipart_upload_(httpd_req_t *r, const char *c
   // Create reader on heap to reduce stack usage
   auto reader = std::make_unique<MultipartReader>("--" + std::string(boundary_start, boundary_len));
 
-  // Find handler - keep request on stack since constructor is protected
   AsyncWebServerRequest req(r);
   AsyncWebHandler *handler = nullptr;
   for (auto *h : this->handlers_) {