diff --git a/Trigger/TrigAnalysis/TrigInDetAnalysisUtils/src/TrigTrackSelector.cxx b/Trigger/TrigAnalysis/TrigInDetAnalysisUtils/src/TrigTrackSelector.cxx
index 6dad9b0c7f43635c2d6ea854d616707f85473710..66c02cad6d9fd84ba62811330911ba4cd2db9db4 100644
--- a/Trigger/TrigAnalysis/TrigInDetAnalysisUtils/src/TrigTrackSelector.cxx
+++ b/Trigger/TrigAnalysis/TrigInDetAnalysisUtils/src/TrigTrackSelector.cxx
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ bool TrigTrackSelector::selectTrack( const xAOD::TruthParticle* track ) {
 
   if ( track ) { 
         
+    // check it is a final state particle - documentation particles have status() == 3     
     if ( track->status() != 1 ) return false;
 
     /// lazy just to avoid a find-replace of measPer to track
@@ -401,8 +402,6 @@ bool TrigTrackSelector::selectTrack( const xAOD::TruthParticle* track ) {
     if ( (  track->hasProdVtx() && rp<=inner_radius ) && 
 	 ( !track->hasDecayVtx() || rd>outer_radius ) ) final_state = true; 
       
-    //    if ( track->status() == 3 ) final_state = false;         /// check its not a documentation particle    
-
     if ( !final_state ) return false; 
     
     double deta = 0;