diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant.rs
index e60567f5fa..5d46c8265c 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant.rs
@@ -1075,7 +1075,12 @@ impl Tenant {
                     let index_part = match index_part {
                         MaybeDeletedIndexPart::IndexPart(index_part) => index_part,
                         MaybeDeletedIndexPart::Deleted => {
-                            info!("is_deleted is set on remote, proceeding to remove local data");
+                            /// TODO: we won't reach here if remote storage gets de-configured after start of the deletion operation.
+                            /// Example: start deletion operation, finishes upload of index part, pageserver crashes, remote storage gets de-configured, pageserver starts.
+                            ///
+                            /// We don't really anticipate remote storage to be de-configured, so, for now, this is fine.
+                            /// Also, maybe we'll remove that option entirely in the future, see https://github.com/neondatabase/neon/issues/4099.
+                            info!("is_deleted is set on remote, resuming removal of local data originally done by timeline deletion handler");
                             std::fs::remove_dir_all(
                                 self.conf.timeline_path(&timeline_id, &self.tenant_id),
                             )