diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/cloudera/cai/rag/files/RagFileIndexReconciler.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/cloudera/cai/rag/files/RagFileIndexReconciler.java
index 1792278..ecf9525 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/cloudera/cai/rag/files/RagFileIndexReconciler.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/cloudera/cai/rag/files/RagFileIndexReconciler.java
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ public ReconcileResult reconcile(Set<RagDocument> documents) {
         log.info("Document already indexed: {}", document.filename());
         continue;
       }
-      // todo: is there a way to test intermediate state?
       setToInProgress(document);
 
       IndexConfiguration indexConfiguration = fetchIndexConfiguration(document.dataSourceId());