diff --git a/plugins/app/src/extensions/AppNav.tsx b/plugins/app/src/extensions/AppNav.tsx
index caeeb9df0c..0d6618fc8c 100644
--- a/plugins/app/src/extensions/AppNav.tsx
+++ b/plugins/app/src/extensions/AppNav.tsx
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ function NavContentRenderer(props: {
         return [];
       }
 
+      // TODO: Nav items are deprecated, and this code covers for a documented ability to use nav items still in config to disable pages in the sidebar.
+      // Remove this code once nav items are completely gone from the codebase.
       const navItemNodeId = node.spec.id.replace(/^page:/, 'nav-item:');
       const navItemNode = tree.nodes.get(navItemNodeId);
       if (navItemNode?.spec.disabled) {