diff --git a/piker/cli/__init__.py b/piker/cli/__init__.py
index 768d6377..d833a535 100644
--- a/piker/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/piker/cli/__init__.py
@@ -185,33 +185,11 @@ def pikerd(
                     loglevel=loglevel,
                     debug_mode=pdb,
                     enable_transports=['uds'],
-
-                ) as service_mngr,  # normally delivers a ``Services`` handle
-
-                # AsyncExitStack() as stack,
+                ) as service_mngr,
             ):
-                # TODO: spawn all other sub-actor daemons according to
-                # multiaddress endpoint spec defined by user config
                 assert service_mngr
-
-                # if tsdb:
-                #     dname, conf = await stack.enter_async_context(
-                #         service.marketstore.start_ahab_daemon(
-                #             service_mngr,
-                #             loglevel=loglevel,
-                #         )
-                #     )
-                #     log.info(f'TSDB `{dname}` up with conf:\n{conf}')
-
-                # if es:
-                #     dname, conf = await stack.enter_async_context(
-                #         service.elastic.start_ahab_daemon(
-                #             service_mngr,
-                #             loglevel=loglevel,
-                #         )
-                #     )
-                #     log.info(f'DB `{dname}` up with conf:\n{conf}')
-
+                # ?TODO? spawn all other sub-actor daemons according to
+                # multiaddress endpoint spec defined by user config
                 await trio.sleep_forever()
 
         trio.run(main)