diff --git a/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py b/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py
index b3c397832ac8df352293e5ce04cb72f0411abba0..f364f035f5e6429ae13b6f50b0157568f5288dc7 100644
--- a/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py
+++ b/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ def process_cld_prob_(grd_k, dum):
         return None
     # hist_10 += np.histogram(grd_k.flatten(), range=[0.0, 1.0], bins=10)[0]
     keep_clr = np.where(keep, grd_k < 0.20, False)
-    # frac_keep = np.sum(keep)/num_keep
     frac_keep = np.sum(keep_clr)/num_keep
     if not (0.40 < frac_keep < 0.60):
         return None