diff --git a/initialization/initialization.go b/initialization/initialization.go
index e72ef226c..14f8e7ea3 100644
--- a/initialization/initialization.go
+++ b/initialization/initialization.go
@@ -410,7 +410,6 @@ func removeRedundantFiles(cfg config.Config, opts config.InitOpts, logger *zap.L
 		name := file.Name()
 		fileIndex, err := shared.ParseFileIndex(name)
 		if err != nil && name != MetadataFileName {
-			// TODO(mafa): revert back to warning, see https://github.com/spacemeshos/go-spacemesh/issues/4789
 			logger.Debug("found unrecognized file", zap.String("fileName", name))
 			continue
 		}