diff --git a/expire-channels.js b/expire-channels.js
index a42a3af58..f7597b323 100644
--- a/expire-channels.js
+++ b/expire-channels.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ var handleTask = function (str, path, cb) {
         }
     }).nThen(function () {
         // remove the task file...
-        Fs.unlink(path, function (err) {
+        Fs.unlink(path, function (err) { // FIXME deletion
             if (err) { console.error(err); }
             cb();
         });
diff --git a/storage/file.js b/storage/file.js
index 882b1614d..46ae366a6 100644
--- a/storage/file.js
+++ b/storage/file.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ var closeChannel = function (env, channelName, cb) {
     }
 };
 
-var clearChannel = function (env, channelId, cb) {
+var clearChannel = function (env, channelId, cb) { // FIXME deletion
     var path = mkPath(env, channelId);
     getMetadataAtPath(env, path, function (e, metadata) {
         if (e) { return cb(new Error(e)); }
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ var checkPath = function (path, callback) {
     });
 };
 
-var removeChannel = function (env, channelName, cb) {
+var removeChannel = function (env, channelName, cb) { // FIXME deletion
     var filename = mkPath(env, channelName);
     Fs.unlink(filename, cb);
 };
diff --git a/storage/tasks.js b/storage/tasks.js
index aee820f87..982b7520a 100644
--- a/storage/tasks.js
+++ b/storage/tasks.js
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ var write = function (env, task, cb) {
     });
 };
 
+// TODO implement a standard API for removing tasks
+// currently they are deleted manually in 'expire-channels.js'
+// var remove = function (env, id, cb) { };
+
 Tasks.create = function (config, cb) {
     var env = {
         root: config.taskPath || './tasks',