Index: /trunk/src/VBox/Devices/Audio/DevIchAc97.cpp
===================================================================
--- /trunk/src/VBox/Devices/Audio/DevIchAc97.cpp	(revision 71760)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/Devices/Audio/DevIchAc97.cpp	(revision 71761)
@@ -2292,10 +2292,4 @@
         || fArmTimer)
     {
-/** @todo r=bird: This is simplitic insanity.  Nobody wants a timer running
- *        every 5 ms (see AC97_TIMER_HZ) all the time the VM is up running!
- *
- *        If there isn't a way of detecting that guest is up to something, at
- *        least try lowering the frequency when idle.
- */
         /* Arm the timer again. */
         uint64_t cTicks = pThis->cTimerTicks;
@@ -2324,5 +2318,4 @@
     PAC97STATE pThis = (PAC97STATE)pvUser;
     Assert(pThis == PDMINS_2_DATA(pDevIns, PAC97STATE));
-    AssertPtr(pThis);
 
     ichac97R3TimerMain(pThis);