diff --git a/assembler.js b/assembler.js
index 7258f68..c765f01 100644
--- a/assembler.js
+++ b/assembler.js
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ function decodeInstructions(line) {
 
     // Handle label definitions
     if (line.startsWith(LABEL_PREFIX)) {
-      // TODO: validate label
-      // validateLabel(line);
       let label = line.substring(1); // strip label prefix
 
       if (label in labels) {
@@ -115,7 +113,6 @@ function decodeInstructions(line) {
 
     // Handle references to labels
     } else if (arg_str.startsWith(LABEL_PREFIX)) {
-      // TODO: validate label // validateLabel(line);
       let label = arg_str.substring(1); // strip label prefix
       arg_num = 0;