diff --git a/DirectoryTree/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/DirectoryTreeFilterChildren.java b/DirectoryTree/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/DirectoryTreeFilterChildren.java
index 031795f7ac..4158ed02d6 100644
--- a/DirectoryTree/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/DirectoryTreeFilterChildren.java
+++ b/DirectoryTree/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/DirectoryTreeFilterChildren.java
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ class DirectoryTreeFilterChildren extends FilterNode.Children {
     /**
      * Don't show expansion button on leaves leaf: all children are (file) or
      * (directory named "." or "..")
-     * TODO check if this method really works, seems it returns false when it shouldn't
      * @param node
      * @return whether node is a leaf
      */