diff --git a/cmd/node.go b/cmd/node.go
index c3a403eb63..3cdcb29c05 100644
--- a/cmd/node.go
+++ b/cmd/node.go
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ func NewLight(options ...func(*cobra.Command, []*pflag.FlagSet)) *cobra.Command
 		p2p.Flags(),
 		header.Flags(),
 		MiscFlags(),
-		// NOTE: for now, state-related queries can only be accessed
-		// over an RPC connection with a celestia-core node.
 		core.Flags(),
 		rpc.Flags(),
 		gateway.Flags(),
@@ -70,8 +68,6 @@ func NewFull(options ...func(*cobra.Command, []*pflag.FlagSet)) *cobra.Command {
 		p2p.Flags(),
 		header.Flags(),
 		MiscFlags(),
-		// NOTE: for now, state-related queries can only be accessed
-		// over an RPC connection with a celestia-core node.
 		core.Flags(),
 		rpc.Flags(),
 		gateway.Flags(),