diff --git a/kwant/rmt.py b/kwant/rmt.py
index 58c06b573adc4196f959d603d038c8f98a717235..239313b29cd12c915150c2318212929b8cf8efff 100644
--- a/kwant/rmt.py
+++ b/kwant/rmt.py
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ def gaussian(n, sym='A', v=1., rng=None):
         h = randn(n, n) + 1j * randn(n, n)
 
     # Ensure Hermiticity.
+    # TODO: write this as h += h.T.conj() once we rely on numpy >= 1.13.0
     h = h + h.T.conj()
 
     # Ensure Chiral symmetry.