diff --git a/src/applications/diffusion/controller/DiffusionBrowseFileController.php b/src/applications/diffusion/controller/DiffusionBrowseFileController.php
--- a/src/applications/diffusion/controller/DiffusionBrowseFileController.php
+++ b/src/applications/diffusion/controller/DiffusionBrowseFileController.php
@@ -613,7 +613,6 @@
 
       foreach ($this->lintMessages as $message) {
         $inline = id(new PhabricatorAuditInlineComment())
-          ->setID($message['id'])
           ->setSyntheticAuthor(
             ArcanistLintSeverity::getStringForSeverity($message['severity']).
             ' '.$message['code'].' ('.$message['name'].')')