diff --git a/server/pkg/controller/data_cleanup/controller.go b/server/pkg/controller/data_cleanup/controller.go
index 8b4727585..c6f2a1f81 100644
--- a/server/pkg/controller/data_cleanup/controller.go
+++ b/server/pkg/controller/data_cleanup/controller.go
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ func (c *DeleteUserCleanupController) isDeleted(item *entity.DataCleanup) error
 	if err == nil {
 		// user is not deleted, double check by verifying email is not empty
 		if u.Email != "" {
+			// todo: remove this logic after next deployment. This is to only handle cases
+			// where we have not removed scheduled delete entry for account post recovery.
 			remErr := c.Repo.RemoveScheduledDelete(context.Background(), item.UserID)
 			if remErr != nil {
 				return stacktrace.Propagate(remErr, "failed to remove scheduled delete entry")