diff --git a/src/utilities/filetypes/EpwFile.cpp b/src/utilities/filetypes/EpwFile.cpp
index 3e6098fd05..f0f3020f7d 100644
--- a/src/utilities/filetypes/EpwFile.cpp
+++ b/src/utilities/filetypes/EpwFile.cpp
@@ -3962,13 +3962,6 @@ bool EpwFile::parse(std::istream& ifs, bool storeData) {
           }
           epw_string epw_s = {lineNumber, year, month, day, hour, currentMinute, strings};
           epw_strings.push_back(epw_s);
-          /* boost::optional<EpwDataPoint> pt = EpwDataPoint::fromEpwStrings(year, month, day, hour, currentMinute, strings); */
-          /*           if (pt) {
-            m_data.push_back(pt.get());
-          } else {
-            LOG(Error, "Failed to parse line " << lineNumber << " of EPW file '" << m_path << "'");
-            return false;
-          } */
         }
 
       } catch (...) {
diff --git a/src/utilities/filetypes/test/EpwFile_GTest.cpp b/src/utilities/filetypes/test/EpwFile_GTest.cpp
index 21d834e105..5ac5c14b72 100644
--- a/src/utilities/filetypes/test/EpwFile_GTest.cpp
+++ b/src/utilities/filetypes/test/EpwFile_GTest.cpp
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ TEST(Filetypes, EpwFile_LeapTimeSeries_AMYNoLeapDay) {
     boost::optional<TimeSeries> _t;
     ASSERT_NO_THROW(_t = epwFile.getTimeSeries("Dry Bulb Temperature"));
     ASSERT_TRUE(_t);
-    // even though this is AMY, the lack of Feb29 causes it to be TMY
+    // even though this is AMY, the lack of Feb 29 causes it to be TMY (i.e., successive datapoints greater than 1 day)
     boost::optional<int> _timeSeriesBaseYear = _t->firstReportDateTime().date().baseYear();
     EXPECT_FALSE(_timeSeriesBaseYear);
   } catch (...) {
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ TEST(Filetypes, EpwFile_LeapTimeSeries_TMYLeapFebLeapDay) {
     EpwFile epwFile(p);
     boost::optional<TimeSeries> _t;
     _t = epwFile.getTimeSeries("Dry Bulb Temperature");
-    ASSERT_TRUE(false);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(false);  // we don't hit this because we expect getTimeSeries to fail
   } catch (...) {
     ASSERT_TRUE(true);
   }