diff --git a/spec/git-repository-async-spec.js b/spec/git-repository-async-spec.js
index 039ed66e6..d9ffcd3db 100644
--- a/spec/git-repository-async-spec.js
+++ b/spec/git-repository-async-spec.js
@@ -568,6 +568,23 @@ describe('GitRepositoryAsync', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  describe('.isSubmodule(path)', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      const workingDirectory = copySubmoduleRepository()
+      repo = GitRepositoryAsync.open(workingDirectory)
+    })
+
+    it("returns false for a path that isn't a submodule", async () => {
+      const isSubmodule = await repo.isSubmodule('README')
+      expect(isSubmodule).toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    it('returns true for a path that is a submodule', async () => {
+      const isSubmodule = await repo.isSubmodule('jstips')
+      expect(isSubmodule).toBe(true)
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('.getAheadBehindCount(reference, path)', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       const workingDirectory = copyRepository()
diff --git a/src/git-repository-async.js b/src/git-repository-async.js
index 060bb7133..1fa4a7203 100644
--- a/src/git-repository-async.js
+++ b/src/git-repository-async.js
@@ -252,8 +252,6 @@ export default class GitRepositoryAsync {
       .then(repo => repo.openIndex())
       .then(index => Promise.all([index, this.relativizeToWorkingDirectory(_path)]))
       .then(([index, relativePath]) => {
-        // TODO: This'll probably be wrong if the submodule doesn't exist in the
-        // index yet? Is that a thing?
         const entry = index.getByPath(relativePath)
         if (!entry) return false
 
@@ -894,8 +892,6 @@ export default class GitRepositoryAsync {
   //
   // Returns a {Promise} which will resolve to {null} when refresh is complete.
   refreshStatus () {
-    // TODO add submodule tracking
-
     const status = this._refreshStatus()
     const branch = this._refreshBranch()
     const aheadBehind = branch.then(branchName => this._refreshAheadBehindCount(branchName))