diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/gantt/ganttRenderer.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/gantt/ganttRenderer.js
index 8bbd00790..301440a59 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/gantt/ganttRenderer.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/gantt/ganttRenderer.js
@@ -429,9 +429,6 @@ export const draw = function (text, id, version, diagObj) {
         if (d.milestone) {
           endX = startX + theBarHeight;
         }
-        // if (d.vert) {
-        //   return startX + theSidePad + (endX - startX) / 2 - this.getBBox().width / 2;
-        // }
 
         const textWidth = this.getBBox().width;