diff --git a/framework/src/main/java/org/checkerframework/framework/flow/CFAbstractTransfer.java b/framework/src/main/java/org/checkerframework/framework/flow/CFAbstractTransfer.java
index 0c0e0e769f4..ba7465b7811 100644
--- a/framework/src/main/java/org/checkerframework/framework/flow/CFAbstractTransfer.java
+++ b/framework/src/main/java/org/checkerframework/framework/flow/CFAbstractTransfer.java
@@ -487,16 +487,14 @@ private boolean isExpressionOrStatementPure(
    * @param classTree the class that contains {@code methodTree}
    * @param methodTree the method or constructor tree
    */
-  // TODO: should field visibility matter? An access from outside the class might observe
-  // the declared type instead of a refined type. Issue a warning to alert users?
   private void addInitialFieldValues(S store, ClassTree classTree, MethodTree methodTree) {
     boolean isConstructor = TreeUtils.isConstructor(methodTree);
     TypeElement classEle = TreeUtils.elementFromDeclaration(classTree);
     for (FieldInitialValue<V> fieldInitialValue : analysis.getFieldInitialValues()) {
       VariableElement varEle = fieldInitialValue.fieldDecl.getField();
-      // Insert the value from the initializer of private final fields.
+      // TODO: should field visibility matter? An access from outside the class might observe
+      // the declared type instead of a refined type. Issue a warning to alert users?
       if (fieldInitialValue.initializer != null
-          // && varEle.getModifiers().contains(Modifier.PRIVATE)
           && ElementUtils.isFinal(varEle)
           && analysis.atypeFactory.isImmutable(ElementUtils.getType(varEle))) {
         store.insertValue(fieldInitialValue.fieldDecl, fieldInitialValue.initializer);