diff --git a/src/ui/component/commentCreate/index.js b/src/ui/component/commentCreate/index.js
index f5ea1440d..3848e3ef6 100644
--- a/src/ui/component/commentCreate/index.js
+++ b/src/ui/component/commentCreate/index.js
@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 
 import { doCommentCreate, makeSelectClaimForUri, selectMyActiveChannelUri } from 'lbry-redux';
-import { selectCommentsInfoAck, doAckComments } from 'redux/selectors/app';
 import CommentCreate from './view';
 
 const select = (state, props) => ({
   claim: makeSelectClaimForUri(props.uri)(state),
   channelUri: selectMyActiveChannelUri(state),
-  acksComments: selectCommentsInfoAck(state),
 });
 
 const perform = dispatch => ({
   createComment: params => dispatch(doCommentCreate(params)),
-  ackComments: () => dispatch(doAckComments()),
 });
 
 export default connect(
diff --git a/src/ui/constants/action_types.js b/src/ui/constants/action_types.js
index 7464be26d..993f8c2cd 100644
--- a/src/ui/constants/action_types.js
+++ b/src/ui/constants/action_types.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ export const DAEMON_VERSION_MATCH = 'DAEMON_VERSION_MATCH';
 export const DAEMON_VERSION_MISMATCH = 'DAEMON_VERSION_MISMATCH';
 export const VOLUME_CHANGED = 'VOLUME_CHANGED';
 export const ADD_COMMENT = 'ADD_COMMENT';
-export const ACTIVATE_COMMENTS = 'ACTIVATE_COMMENTS';
 export const SHOW_MODAL = 'SHOW_MODAL';
 export const HIDE_MODAL = 'HIDE_MODAL';
 export const CHANGE_MODALS_ALLOWED = 'CHANGE_MODALS_ALLOWED';
diff --git a/src/ui/redux/actions/app.js b/src/ui/redux/actions/app.js
index 5bd8971e9..a3b58135d 100644
--- a/src/ui/redux/actions/app.js
+++ b/src/ui/redux/actions/app.js
@@ -380,12 +380,6 @@ export function doClickCommentButton() {
   };
 }
 
-export function doAckComments() {
-  return {
-    type: ACTIONS.COMMENTS_ACK,
-  };
-}
-
 export function doConditionalAuthNavigate(newSession) {
   return (dispatch, getState) => {
     const state = getState();
diff --git a/src/ui/redux/reducers/app.js b/src/ui/redux/reducers/app.js
index 04601f541..a08a19e24 100644
--- a/src/ui/redux/reducers/app.js
+++ b/src/ui/redux/reducers/app.js
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ export type AppState = {
   isUpgradeAvailable: ?boolean,
   isUpgradeSkipped: ?boolean,
   hasClickedComment: boolean,
-  commentsInfoAck: boolean,
   enhancedLayout: boolean,
   searchOptionsExpanded: boolean,
 };
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ const defaultState: AppState = {
   autoUpdateDeclined: false,
   modalsAllowed: true,
   hasClickedComment: false,
-  commentsInfoAck: false,
   downloadProgress: undefined,
   upgradeDownloading: undefined,
   upgradeDownloadComplete: undefined,
@@ -198,7 +196,6 @@ reducers[ACTIONS.CLEAR_UPGRADE_TIMER] = state =>
     checkUpgradeTimer: undefined,
   });
 // HERE
-reducers[ACTIONS.COMMENTS_ACK] = state => Object.assign({}, state, { commentsInfoAck: true });
 
 reducers[ACTIONS.ADD_COMMENT] = state =>
   Object.assign({}, state, {
diff --git a/src/ui/redux/selectors/app.js b/src/ui/redux/selectors/app.js
index 4e2545e9b..86d683e0e 100644
--- a/src/ui/redux/selectors/app.js
+++ b/src/ui/redux/selectors/app.js
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ export const selectHasClickedComment = createSelector(
   state => state.hasClickedComment
 );
 
-export const selectCommentsInfoAck = createSelector(
-  selectState,
-  state => state.commentsInfoAck
-);
-
 export const selectRemoteVersion = createSelector(
   selectState,
   state => state.remoteVersion