diff --git a/plugins/distance_table.hpp b/plugins/distance_table.hpp
index 6519136ca..09657b47d 100644
--- a/plugins/distance_table.hpp
+++ b/plugins/distance_table.hpp
@@ -77,17 +77,6 @@ template <class DataFacadeT> class DistanceTablePlugin final : public BasePlugin
         PhantomNodeArray phantom_node_vector(max_locations);
         for (const auto i : osrm::irange(0u, max_locations))
         {
-            // if (checksum_OK && i < route_parameters.hints.size() &&
-            //     !route_parameters.hints[i].empty())
-            // {
-            //     PhantomNode current_phantom_node;
-            //     ObjectEncoder::DecodeFromBase64(route_parameters.hints[i], current_phantom_node);
-            //     if (current_phantom_node.is_valid(facade->GetNumberOfNodes()))
-            //     {
-            //         phantom_node_vector[i].emplace_back(std::move(current_phantom_node));
-            //         continue;
-            //     }
-            // }
             facade->IncrementalFindPhantomNodeForCoordinate(route_parameters.coordinates[i],
                                                             phantom_node_vector[i],
                                                             1);