diff --git a/src/gutter-component.coffee b/src/gutter-component.coffee
index 3e8ec8048..dda3a1b90 100644
--- a/src/gutter-component.coffee
+++ b/src/gutter-component.coffee
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ GutterComponent = React.createClass
 
   measureWidth: ->
     lineNumberNode = @refs.lineNumbers.getDOMNode().firstChild
-    # return unless lineNumberNode?
 
     width = lineNumberNode.offsetWidth
     if width isnt @lastMeasuredWidth