diff --git a/eea/src/main/java/org/web3j/protocol/eea/crypto/PrivateTransactionEncoder.java b/eea/src/main/java/org/web3j/protocol/eea/crypto/PrivateTransactionEncoder.java
index 31933d5be..f39951bd3 100644
--- a/eea/src/main/java/org/web3j/protocol/eea/crypto/PrivateTransactionEncoder.java
+++ b/eea/src/main/java/org/web3j/protocol/eea/crypto/PrivateTransactionEncoder.java
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ public static byte[] encode(final RawPrivateTransaction rawTransaction, final lo
     private static byte[] encode(
             final RawPrivateTransaction privateTransaction,
             final Sign.SignatureData signatureData) {
-        //        final List<RlpType> values = asRlpValues(rawTransaction, signatureData);
         final List<RlpType> values =
                 privateTransaction.getPrivateTransaction().asRlpValues(signatureData);
         final RlpList rlpList = new RlpList(values);