[maxbond]

> ...and that no one in the PR seems to know what that reason is and whether it's still relevant?

Upon rereading I feel I was a but uncharitable here, with more context it's clear the reviewers don't need to look at this too closely because the blast radius is effectively zero, and I imagine the commiter did ask themselves this question and probably prioritized the aesthetic of the terse meme PR over a complete explanation (and fair enough).