diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 26166e8f1..a1404463a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Read all about it at http://pitest.org
 ### 1.8.1-SNAPSHOT
 
 * #1025 - Rework String Switch filtering
+* #1027 - Rework assert filtering and remove legacy filter mechanism
 
 ### 1.8.0
 
diff --git a/pitest/src/main/java/sun/pitest/CodeCoverageStore.java b/pitest/src/main/java/sun/pitest/CodeCoverageStore.java
index 5521dedd9..91e6e49ab 100644
--- a/pitest/src/main/java/sun/pitest/CodeCoverageStore.java
+++ b/pitest/src/main/java/sun/pitest/CodeCoverageStore.java
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ public final class CodeCoverageStore {
                                                                      .replace(
                                                                          '.',
                                                                          '/');
-  public static final String                   PROBE_METHOD_NAME = "visitProbes";
 
   private static InvokeReceiver                invokeQueue;
   private static int                           classId           = 0;
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ public static synchronized Collection<Long> getHits() {
         continue;
       }
       final int classId = each.getKey();
-      // final int[] mapping = classProbeToBlockMapping.get(classId);
+
       for (int probeId = 1; probeId != bs.length; probeId++) {
         if (bs[probeId]) {
           blockHits.add(encode(classId, probeId));