diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/Datasets.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/Datasets.java
index 5697d81d47d..3b778e9ed44 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/Datasets.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/Datasets.java
@@ -2189,7 +2189,6 @@ public Response returnToAuthor(@Context ContainerRequestContext crc, @PathParam(
             Dataset dataset = findDatasetOrDie(idSupplied);
             String reasonForReturn = null;
             reasonForReturn = json.getString("reasonForReturn");
-            // TODO: Once we add a box for the curator to type into, pass the reason for return to the ReturnDatasetToAuthorCommand and delete this check and call to setReturnReason on the API side.
             if (reasonForReturn == null || reasonForReturn.isEmpty()) {
                 return error(Response.Status.BAD_REQUEST, BundleUtil.getStringFromBundle("dataset.reject.datasetNotInReview"));
             }