diff --git a/Modules/include/PeriodicTrigger.h b/Modules/include/PeriodicTrigger.h
index 5aa3b01954fb75dacbb6557a9dad72dac1c66ed6..db7e6fc44414738a3a38d94c3e57da0abe312353 100644
--- a/Modules/include/PeriodicTrigger.h
+++ b/Modules/include/PeriodicTrigger.h
@@ -48,12 +48,6 @@ namespace ChimeraTK {
       applyHierarchyModifierToName(hierarchyModifier);
     }
 
-    // The references period and tick allow to directly access the input and output.
-    // This serves two purposes:
-    // 1. Avoid having to call the .value of ModifyHierarchy each time.
-    // 2. Keep the code API compatible with the previous version which did not have the ModifyHierarchy but directly
-    //    had a ScalarOutput named tick. Some older code which does not connect via the CS name yet but uses direct
-    //    connection might break otherwise.
     ScalarPollInput<uint32_t> period;
     ScalarOutput<uint64_t> tick;