diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/auth/external/jwks.test.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/auth/external/jwks.test.ts
index c4d9f37b23..95df6f56ff 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/auth/external/jwks.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/auth/external/jwks.test.ts
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ interface AnyJWK extends Record<string, string> {
   kty: string;
 }
 // Simplified copy of TokenFactory in @backstage/plugin-auth-backend
-// Since this is re-used in several tests, I wonder if it should get refactored
-// into @backstage/backend-test-utils
 class FakeTokenFactory {
   private readonly keys = new Array<AnyJWK>();
 
diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/auth/external/jwks.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/auth/external/jwks.ts
index 34683647df..5c3738504d 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/auth/external/jwks.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/auth/external/jwks.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ export class JWKSHandler implements TokenHandler {
   add(options: Config) {
     const algorithms = options.getOptionalStringArray('algorithms') ?? [];
     const issuers = options.getOptionalStringArray('issuers') ?? [];
-    // if audience is unset, an empty string is valid, but an empty array is not
     const audiences = options.getOptionalStringArray('audiences') ?? '';
     const uri = options.getString('uri');