diff --git a/scvi/external/sysvi/_model.py b/scvi/external/sysvi/_model.py
index 25e31c52cf..d795407674 100644
--- a/scvi/external/sysvi/_model.py
+++ b/scvi/external/sysvi/_model.py
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ def __init__(
             else []
         )
 
-        # self.summary_stats provides information about anndata dimensions and other tensor info
         self.module = SysVAE(
             n_input=adata.shape[1],
             n_cov_const=n_cov_const,