diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlabMergeRequest.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlabMergeRequest.ts
index b64ec1a83d..2ac369249b 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlabMergeRequest.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlabMergeRequest.ts
@@ -97,10 +97,6 @@ export const createPublishGitlabMergeRequestAction = (options: {
       const { host } = parseRepoUrl(repoUrl, integrations);
       const integrationConfig = integrations.gitlab.byHost(host);
 
-      /*	  const a : Types.CommitAction = {
-		  action: 'create',
-		  filePath: ''
-	  };*/
       const actions: Types.CommitAction[] = [];
 
       const destinationBranch = ctx.input.branchName;