diff --git a/src/fvm_multicell.hpp b/src/fvm_multicell.hpp
index 9e5fd060d9c1535a2029a9c81fd4ef1420732c49..09e55a19f6efd8a2f0859e07673f7d345f3b2383 100644
--- a/src/fvm_multicell.hpp
+++ b/src/fvm_multicell.hpp
@@ -391,13 +391,7 @@ void fvm_multicell<T, I>::initialize(
             auto& map_entry = syn_mech_map[syn_mech_index];
 
             size_type syn_comp = comp_ival.first+find_compartment_index(syn.location, graph);
-//            size_type syn_index = map_entry.size();
             map_entry.push_back(syn_comp);
-
-/*
-            *target_hi++ = target_handle{syn_mech_index, syn_index};
-            ++targets_count;
-*/
         }
 
         // normalize capacitance across cell