diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_folders.py b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_folders.py
index bbf6d1520..85a5e0312 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_folders.py
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_folders.py
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ def test_trash_multiple_messages(acfactory, direct_imap, log):
     ac1, ac2 = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
     ac2.stop_io()
 
-    ac2.set_config("bcc_self", "1")  # Make sure that messages are not immediately auto-deleted
+    # Make sure that messages are not immediately auto-deleted on the server:
+    ac2.set_config("bcc_self", "1")
+
     ac2.set_config("sync_msgs", "0")
 
     ac2.start_io()
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py
index 90fe36d52..74e9e1af9 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py
@@ -1238,9 +1238,6 @@ def test_immediate_autodelete(acfactory, direct_imap, log):
     """
     ac1, ac2 = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
 
-    # "1" means delete immediately, while "0" means do not delete
-    # TODO check if this causes a test failure: ac2.set_config("delete_server_after", "1")
-
     log.section("ac1: create chat with ac2")
     chat1 = ac1.create_chat(ac2)
     ac2.create_chat(ac1)