diff --git a/test/unit/sanitiser/search.js b/test/unit/sanitiser/search.js
index 59bc87f3..27b1d172 100644
--- a/test/unit/sanitiser/search.js
+++ b/test/unit/sanitiser/search.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ var extend = require('extend'),
     middleware = search.middleware,
     defaultError = 'invalid param \'text\': text length, must be >0';
 // these are the default values you would expect when no input params are specified.
-// @todo: why is this different from $defaultClean?
 var emptyClean = { private: false, size: 10, types: {} };
 
 module.exports.tests = {};