diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/cs214/webapp/Common.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/cs214/webapp/Common.scala
index 06d408514773677027cad5a4ca42f61bca634aef..75a6a81ec84045cb9751540fd78df8e037a1f41d 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/cs214/webapp/Common.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/cs214/webapp/Common.scala
@@ -45,7 +45,3 @@ object Endpoints:
   val App = "/app"
   val WebSocket = "/ws"
 
-/** Using ??? in a val breaks worksheet evaluation, so below we use TODO
-  * instead. This TODO value is a hack!
-  */
-def TODO[A]: A = null.asInstanceOf[A]