diff --git a/protoplasm/casting/dictator.py b/protoplasm/casting/dictator.py
index 15fc203..2af2571 100644
--- a/protoplasm/casting/dictator.py
+++ b/protoplasm/casting/dictator.py
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ def dataclass_to_dict(dc) -> Dict:
     d = {}
     for field in dataclasses.fields(dc):
         dicted = _dataclass_field_to_dict_field(field, dc)
-        # if dicted:
-        # if dicted is not None:  # TODO(thordurm@ccpgames.com>) 2024-04-15: To include "default/empty" fields or not?
         if dicted is not ...:
             d[_get_proto_field_name(field)] = dicted
 
diff --git a/tests/test_dictator.py b/tests/test_dictator.py
index da5bc93..dc2f0d6 100644
--- a/tests/test_dictator.py
+++ b/tests/test_dictator.py
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ def test_dataclass_to_dict(self):
                     'simple_map': {'dora': 'Imamap!',
                                    'diego': 'Camera!'},
                     'message_map': {'mickey': {'foo': 'mouse',
-                                               'bar': ''},  # TODO(thordurm@ccpgames.com>) 2024-04-15: Should we include "default/empty" values?!?
+                                               'bar': ''},
                                     'donald': {'foo': 'duck',
                                                'bar': 'trump'}}}