diff --git a/src/script/interpreter.cpp b/src/script/interpreter.cpp
--- a/src/script/interpreter.cpp
+++ b/src/script/interpreter.cpp
@@ -1781,7 +1781,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    if (!segwit_exempt && (flags & SCRIPT_VERIFY_INPUT_SIGCHECKS)) {
+    if (flags & SCRIPT_VERIFY_INPUT_SIGCHECKS) {
         // This limit is intended for standard use, and is based on an
         // examination of typical and historical standard uses.
         // - allowing P2SH ECDSA multisig with compressed keys, which at an
diff --git a/src/script/script_flags.h b/src/script/script_flags.h
--- a/src/script/script_flags.h
+++ b/src/script/script_flags.h
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@
 
     // Require the number of sigchecks in an input to satisfy a specific
     // bound, defined by scriptSig length.
-    // Note: The Segwit Recovery feature is a (currently moot) exception to
-    // VERIFY_INPUT_SIGCHECKS
     SCRIPT_VERIFY_INPUT_SIGCHECKS = (1U << 22),
 
     // A utility flag to decide whether VerifyScript should output the correct