diff --git a/C4/SIP/ILS/Item.pm b/C4/SIP/ILS/Item.pm
index a6d13d2d9c..2a4f850653 100644
--- a/C4/SIP/ILS/Item.pm
+++ b/C4/SIP/ILS/Item.pm
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ sub available {
 sub _barcode_to_borrowernumber ($) {
     my $known = shift;
     (defined($known)) or return undef;
-    my $member = GetMember($known, 'cardnumber') or return undef; # borrowernumber is default type for GetMember lookup
+    my $member = GetMember($known,'cardnumber') or return undef;
     return $member->{borrowernumber};
 }
 sub barcode_is_borrowernumber ($$$) {    # because hold_queue only has borrowernumber...