diff --git a/stdlib/helpers.lm b/stdlib/helpers.lm
index d94bd1704..ad7a42989 100644
--- a/stdlib/helpers.lm
+++ b/stdlib/helpers.lm
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@
 # rsi , rdi                            : closed reference 1, 2
 # r8, r9, r10, r11, rax, rbx, rcx, rdx : volatile internal registers
 
-# .flags can be though of as a "type" for the S structure
-# the ref_counter and flags must still be preserved for alternative types
-# the atom, head, and tail are free to use as general purpose fields
-# type flags=0 denotes an S-Expression
-
 # put8 (%r8 bool[4], %r9: *char)
 ::put8 := (
     \t mov %r8b, %al                      \n # lower byte of %r11 goes into %rax