diff --git a/zebra-network/src/protocol/codec.rs b/zebra-network/src/protocol/codec.rs
index f452a04be..f2c7928ef 100644
--- a/zebra-network/src/protocol/codec.rs
+++ b/zebra-network/src/protocol/codec.rs
@@ -432,7 +432,6 @@ impl Codec {
         Ok(Message::Headers(headers))
     }
 
-    // XXX This and `read_getblocks` are pretty similar, abstract away?
     fn read_getheaders<R: Read>(&self, mut reader: R) -> Result<Message, Error> {
         let version = Version(reader.read_u32::<LittleEndian>()?);
 
diff --git a/zebra-network/src/protocol/message.rs b/zebra-network/src/protocol/message.rs
index b7610e1e6..6e28667f7 100644
--- a/zebra-network/src/protocol/message.rs
+++ b/zebra-network/src/protocol/message.rs
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ pub enum Message {
         version: Version,
 
         /// The `Transaction` type itself.
-        // XXX Is this ~aesthetic~?
         transaction: Transaction,
     },