diff --git a/server/auth/github/github.go b/server/auth/github/github.go
index da12531141c02494071a0734eb50f22418353cb3..1c62d9b98f705c3a9da112cd38dceb85105ace97 100644
--- a/server/auth/github/github.go
+++ b/server/auth/github/github.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	// revokeURL = "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/revoke?token=%s"
 	name = "github"
 )
 
@@ -66,7 +65,9 @@ func (c *Config) Valid(token *oauth2.Token) bool {
 	return member
 }
 
-// Revoke disables the access token.
+// GitHub doesn't seem to allow token revocation - tokens are indefinite and
+// there are no refresh options etc. Returns nil to satisfy the Provider
+// interface.
 func (c *Config) Revoke(token *oauth2.Token) error {
 	return nil
 }