diff --git a/examples/haploid_wright_fisher_simple_edge_buffer.rs b/examples/haploid_wright_fisher_simple_edge_buffer.rs
index 4d6725b7..943fbb74 100644
--- a/examples/haploid_wright_fisher_simple_edge_buffer.rs
+++ b/examples/haploid_wright_fisher_simple_edge_buffer.rs
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ fn simulate(
         }
 
         if birth_time % simplify_interval == 0 {
-            //tables.sort(&bookmark, tskit::TableSortOptions::default())?;
             for &parent in buffer.parent.iter().rev() {
                 let mut last = buffer.last.get(&parent).cloned();
                 while let Some(previous) = last {