diff --git a/ts/models/conversation.ts b/ts/models/conversation.ts
index 1df311e82..dacdc2327 100644
--- a/ts/models/conversation.ts
+++ b/ts/models/conversation.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ export class ConversationModel extends Backbone.Model<ConversationAttributes> {
     this.updateLastMessage = _.throttle(this.bouncyUpdateLastMessage.bind(this), 1000);
     this.throttledNotify = _.debounce(this.notify, 500, { maxWait: 1000 });
     //start right away the function is called, and wait 1sec before calling it again
-    //this.markRead = _.debounce(this.markReadBouncy, 1000, { leading: true });
     const markReadBouncy = _.debounce(this.markReadBouncy, 1000, { leading: true });
     this.markRead = (newestUnreadDate: number) => {
       const lastReadTimestamp = this.get('lastReadTimestamp');