diff --git a/msg/commander_state.msg b/msg/commander_state.msg
index c3e9740a0d..0c6a896dc7 100644
--- a/msg/commander_state.msg
+++ b/msg/commander_state.msg
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ uint8 MAIN_STATE_AUTO_LAND = 11
 uint8 MAIN_STATE_AUTO_FOLLOW_TARGET = 12
 uint8 MAIN_STATE_MAX = 13
 
-# state machine / state of vehicle.
-# Encodes the complete system state and is set by the commander app.
 uint64 timestamp # in microseconds since system start, is set whenever the writing thread stores new data
 
 uint8 main_state		    	# main state machine