diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/status.py b/bookwyrm/views/status.py
index eafe0680..588dcf6a 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/status.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/status.py
@@ -162,8 +162,6 @@ def update_progress(request, book_id):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
 @require_POST
 def edit_readthrough(request):
     """can't use the form because the dates are too finnicky"""
-    # BUG when triggering finish reading with comments and no previous readthroughs
-    # this will 404
     readthrough = get_object_or_404(models.ReadThrough, id=request.POST.get("id"))
     readthrough.raise_not_editable(request.user)