diff --git a/darwin/future/data_objects/item.py b/darwin/future/data_objects/item.py
index 61486e2b3..714b24610 100644
--- a/darwin/future/data_objects/item.py
+++ b/darwin/future/data_objects/item.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ def validate_no_slashes(v: UnknownType) -> str:
     assert isinstance(v, str), "Must be a string"
     assert len(v) > 0, "cannot be empty"
     assert "/" not in v, "cannot contain slashes"
-    # assert " " not in v, "cannot contain spaces"
 
     return v