diff -u b/core/modules/update/update.module b/core/modules/update/update.module
--- b/core/modules/update/update.module
+++ b/core/modules/update/update.module
@@ -567,7 +567,6 @@
     case UPDATE_NOT_CHECKED:
     case UPDATE_NOT_FETCHED:
     case UPDATE_FETCH_PENDING:
-      // \Drupal::url('update.status')
       $text = t('There was a problem checking <a href=":update-report">available updates</a>.',
         [':update-report' => Url::fromRoute('update.status')->toString() ],
         ['langcode' => $langcode]