diff --git a/python/lsst/ts/observatory/control/base_tcs.py b/python/lsst/ts/observatory/control/base_tcs.py
index f6c30fa0..0e5ef7a4 100644
--- a/python/lsst/ts/observatory/control/base_tcs.py
+++ b/python/lsst/ts/observatory/control/base_tcs.py
@@ -1710,10 +1710,8 @@ async def find_target_simbad(
         if result_table is None or len(result_table) == 0:
             raise RuntimeError(f"No results found for region around {radec}.")
 
-        # Sort by V magnitude
         result_table.sort("V")
 
-        # Pick the first (brightest) match
         target_ident_id = str(result_table["id"][0])
 
         radec_icrs = ICRS(