diff --git a/dacp.c b/dacp.c
index c7adac58..14154263 100644
--- a/dacp.c
+++ b/dacp.c
@@ -412,19 +412,12 @@ void set_dacp_server_information(rtsp_conn_info *conn) {
           dacp_server.ip_string, dacp_server.dacp_id);
 
 /*
-    // If the client is forked-daapd, then we always use revision number 1
-    // because otherwise the return read will hang in a "long poll" if there
-    // are no changes.
-    // This is different to other AirPlay clients
-    // which return immediately with a 403 code if there are no changes.
-    dacp_server.always_use_revision_number_1 = 0;
-    if (conn->UserAgent != NULL) {
-      char *p = strstr(conn->UserAgent, "forked-daapd");
-      if ((p != 0) &&
-          (p == conn->UserAgent)) { // must exist and be at the start of the UserAgent string
-        dacp_server.always_use_revision_number_1 = 1;
-      }
-    }
+
+"long polling" is not implemented by Shairport Sync, whereby by sending the client the
+last-received revision number, the link will hang until a change occurs.
+
+Instead, at present, Shairport Sync always uses a revision number of 1.
+
 */
 
     // always use revision number 1
@@ -658,7 +651,7 @@ void *dacp_monitor_thread_code(__attribute__((unused)) void *na) {
         char *response = NULL;
         int32_t item_size;
         char command[1024] = "";
-        if (always_use_revision_number_1 != 0) // for forked-daapd
+        if (always_use_revision_number_1 != 0) // see the "long polling" note above
           revision_number = 1;
         snprintf(command, sizeof(command) - 1, "playstatusupdate?revision-number=%d",
                  revision_number);