diff --git a/dix/devices.c b/dix/devices.c
index b002150d0..6119dcebb 100644
--- a/dix/devices.c
+++ b/dix/devices.c
@@ -2020,14 +2020,6 @@ ProcBell(ClientPtr client)
 	return BadValue;
     }
 
-    /* Seems like no keyboard actually has the BellProc set. Returning
-     * BadDevice (previous code) will make apps crash badly. The man pages
-     * doesn't say anything about a BadDevice being returned either.
-     * So just quietly do nothing and pretend everything has worked.
-     */
-    if (!keybd->kbdfeed->BellProc)
-        return Success;
-
     newpercent = (base * stuff->percent) / 100;
     if (stuff->percent < 0)
         newpercent = base + newpercent;
diff --git a/dix/events.c b/dix/events.c
index 2e947268a..8af8c5ac7 100644
--- a/dix/events.c
+++ b/dix/events.c
@@ -1414,11 +1414,6 @@ CheckGrabForSyncs(DeviceIntPtr thisDev, Bool thisMode, Bool otherMode)
 	    thisDev->deviceGrab.sync.other = NullGrab;
     }
 
-    /*
-        XXX: Direct slave grab won't freeze the paired master device.
-        The correct thing to do would be to freeze all SDs attached to the
-        paired master device.
-     */
     if (IsMaster(thisDev))
     {
         dev = GetPairedDevice(thisDev);