diff --git a/src/registrar/views/domain_request.py b/src/registrar/views/domain_request.py
index 1cd23d803..d34c1a3c4 100644
--- a/src/registrar/views/domain_request.py
+++ b/src/registrar/views/domain_request.py
@@ -798,12 +798,10 @@ class DomainRequestDeleteView(DomainRequestPermissionDeleteView):
         domain_request: DomainRequest = self.get_object()
         contacts_to_delete, duplicates = self._get_orphaned_contacts(domain_request)
 
+        # Delete the DomainRequest
         self.object = self.get_object()
         self.object.delete()
 
-        # Delete the DomainRequest
-        # response = super().post(request, *args, **kwargs)
-
         # Delete orphaned contacts - but only for if they are not associated with a user
         Contact.objects.filter(id__in=contacts_to_delete, user=None).delete()