diff --git a/src/notebook/epics/github-publish.js b/src/notebook/epics/github-publish.js
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--- a/src/notebook/epics/github-publish.js
+++ b/src/notebook/epics/github-publish.js
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ export function notifyUser(filename, gistID, notificationSystem) {
     },
   });
 }
-// give these module scope to allow overwriting of metadata
 
 /**
  * Callback function to be used in publishNotebookObservable such that the
chore(publish): Remove extraneous comment