diff --git a/include/boost/thread/executors/executor_adaptor.hpp b/include/boost/thread/executors/executor_adaptor.hpp
index 22a8f642..ebe4e347 100644
--- a/include/boost/thread/executors/executor_adaptor.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/thread/executors/executor_adaptor.hpp
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ namespace executors
      */
     void submit(BOOST_THREAD_RV_REF(work) closure)  {
       return ex.submit(boost::move(closure));
-      //return ex.submit(boost::forward<work>(closure)); // todo check why this doesn't work
     }
 //    void submit(work & closure)  {
 //      return ex.submit(closure);
diff --git a/include/boost/thread/executors/generic_executor_ref.hpp b/include/boost/thread/executors/generic_executor_ref.hpp
index 31607c3c..57609c91 100644
--- a/include/boost/thread/executors/generic_executor_ref.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/thread/executors/generic_executor_ref.hpp
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ namespace boost
      * Whatever exception that can be throw while storing the closure.
      */
     void submit(BOOST_THREAD_RV_REF(work) closure) {
-      //ex.submit(boost::forward<work>(closure)); // todo check why this doesn't work
       ex.submit(boost::move(closure));
     }
 //    void submit(work& closure) {