diff --git a/node/src/service.rs b/node/src/service.rs
index 639a6e1131a00d41030e76ac2f2af78a3151f813..e52f1f1279777fce70b21e406f9192add40285f6 100644
--- a/node/src/service.rs
+++ b/node/src/service.rs
@@ -102,27 +102,6 @@ pub enum RuntimeType {
     GTest,
 }
 
-/*/// Can be called for a `Configuration` to check if it is a configuration for
-/// a particular runtime type.
-pub trait IdentifyRuntimeType {
-    /// Returns the runtime type
-    fn runtime_type(&self) -> RuntimeType;
-}*/
-
-/*impl IdentifyRuntimeType for Box<dyn sc_chain_spec::ChainSpec> {
-    fn runtime_type(&self) -> RuntimeType {
-        if self.id().starts_with("g1") {
-            RuntimeType::G1
-        } else if self.id().starts_with("dev") || self.id().starts_with("gdev") {
-            RuntimeType::GDev
-        } else if self.id().starts_with("gtest") {
-            RuntimeType::GTest
-        } else {
-            panic!("unknown runtime")
-        }
-    }
-}*/
-
 /// Builds a new object suitable for chain operations.
 #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
 pub fn new_chain_ops(