diff --git a/src/core/shuntingYard.cpp b/src/core/shuntingYard.cpp
index 4908f91c0..f15c54fc7 100644
--- a/src/core/shuntingYard.cpp
+++ b/src/core/shuntingYard.cpp
@@ -688,7 +688,6 @@ std::string calculate(const std::string & expr) {
 
 // perform an HTTP/HTTPS request; returns the HTTP status code (0 on failure or unsupported scheme)
 // the response headers are always stripped, so `result` contains only the body
-// uses ESP_SSLClient for both schemes (SSL is disabled for plain HTTP), avoiding the HTTPClient dependency
 int http_request(std::string url, const std::string & method, const std::string & value, JsonObjectConst headers, std::string & result) {
     int        httpResult = 0;
     const bool is_post    = value.length() || Helpers::toLower(method) == "post";
diff --git a/src/core/system.cpp b/src/core/system.cpp
index 969cd21fb..29166133c 100644
--- a/src/core/system.cpp
+++ b/src/core/system.cpp
@@ -2956,9 +2956,6 @@ bool System::uploadFirmwareURL(const char * url) {
 
     Shell::loop_all(); // flush log buffers so latest messages are shown in console
 
-    // detect scheme (case-insensitive). Everything below uses the same code path
-    // for HTTP and HTTPS - ESP_SSLClient is configured as a plain TCP passthrough
-    // when SSL is disabled, so we don't need HTTPClient at all.
     String scheme = saved_url.substring(0, 8);
     scheme.toLowerCase();
     const bool is_https = scheme.startsWith("https://");