diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer.js
index 57f7d001bb42f1..50a57f634fd1ba 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer.js
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ export const Explorer = injectI18n(injectObservablesAsProps(
       // TODO migrate annotations update
       if (this.props.annotationsRefresh === true) {
         annotationsRefresh$.next(false);
-        // this.updateExplorer();
       }
     }