diff --git a/src/GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo.cpp b/src/GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo.cpp
index 2e890b5..1bb6286 100644
--- a/src/GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo.cpp
+++ b/src/GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo.cpp
@@ -119,21 +119,6 @@ void GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo::abandonChild(shared_ptr <Layer> layer){
         }), layers.end());
 
     isDirty = true;
-    // update the text
-    // this doesn't happen very often, so let's just
-    // iterate over all layers and calculate fresh
-    //std::string text = "";
-    //totalCharacters = 0;
-    //for(const auto & layer : layers){
-    //    std::string layerText = layer->getProps().text;
-    //    totalCharacters += layerText.length();
-    //    text += layerText;
-    //}
-    //removeDuplicateCharacters(text);
-    //mainText = text;
-    // NOTE: we do not want to update buffers now,
-    // as it's probably more costly than just keeping
-    // the old glyphs around...
 }
 const ComboIdentifier & GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo::getIdentifier() const {
     return identifier;
@@ -162,15 +147,6 @@ void GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo::draw(){
     glm::mat4 view = transform.getViewMatrix();
     glm::mat4 model = glm::mat4(1.0f);
 
-    //{     // Draw background.
-    //GLuint program = backgroundShader->program;
-    //glUseProgram(program);
-    //glBindVertexArray(emptyVAO);
-    //glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP, 0, 4);
-    //glBindVertexArray(0);
-    //glUseProgram(0);
-    //}
-
     // Uses premultiplied-alpha.
     glEnable(GL_BLEND);
     glBlendEquation(GL_FUNC_ADD);