diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0057800..218a6ba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ params = {'min_npix': 3, 'min_delta':1e-2, 'min_value': 1e-1}
 d_astrodendro = Dendrogram.compute(data_np, **params)
 
 # now, on to the distributed dendrogram!
-# first, cast data to heat array and define split dimension
 
 # define extra parameters for the local dendrogram computation in distributed dendrogram
 extra_params = {'min_npix_loc': params['min_npix'], 'min_delta_loc': params['min_delta']}
diff --git a/examples/getting_started.py b/examples/getting_started.py
index c02077e..5042b09 100644
--- a/examples/getting_started.py
+++ b/examples/getting_started.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 d_astrodendro = Dendrogram.compute(data_np, **params)
 
 # now, on to the distributed dendrogram!
-# first, cast data to heat array and define split dimension
 
 # define extra parameters for the local dendrogram computation in distributed dendrogram
 extra_params = {