Yes, it's a little hard to justify an empty function, especially from a long-distant PR.
This function:
  a. Shows, in the calling code, that something deliberate is happening.
  b. Allows people to add more functionality in the right place later on.

Point *a* could be addressed with an inline comment and pass statement. Point *b* is a weak justification.
It's handy that the comment is encapsulated in this function, and can be sufficiently wordy though.

Happy to remove if asked, but suggest we keep it.