diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarSettings.tsx b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarSettings.tsx
index 29cae994..d0f91037 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarSettings.tsx
@@ -109,13 +109,6 @@ export const SidebarSettings = () => {
 					))}
 				</div>
 			})}
-
-			{/* Remove this after 10/21/24, this is just to give developers a heads up about the recent change  */}
-			<div className='pt-20'>
-				{`We recently updated Settings. To copy your old Void settings over, press Ctrl+Shift+P, `}
-				{`type 'Open User Settings (JSON)',`}
-				{` and look for 'void.'. `}
-			</div>
 		</div>
 	)
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/util/services.tsx b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/util/services.tsx
index 30b9af44..9cceb8d7 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/util/services.tsx
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/util/services.tsx
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@ import { ThreadsState } from '../../../registerThreads.js'
 
 
 // normally to do this you'd use a useEffect that calls .onDidChangeState(), but useEffect mounts too late and misses initial state changes
+
 let services: ReactServicesType
 
+// even if React hasn't mounted yet, these variables are always updated to the latest state:
 let sidebarState: VoidSidebarState
 let configState: ConfigState
 let threadsState: ThreadsState
 
+// React listens by adding a setState function to these:
 const sidebarStateListeners: Set<(s: VoidSidebarState) => void> = new Set()
 const configStateListeners: Set<(s: ConfigState) => void> = new Set()
 const threadsStateListeners: Set<(s: ThreadsState) => void> = new Set()
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/registerConfig.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/registerConfig.ts
index bb54fbee..b1e8708a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/registerConfig.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/registerConfig.ts
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class VoidConfigStateService extends Disposable implements IVoidConfigStateServi
 	_serviceBrand: undefined;
 
 	private readonly _onDidChangeState = new Emitter<void>();
-	readonly onDidChangeState: Event<void> = this._onDidChangeState.event;
+	readonly onDidChangeState: Event<void> = this._onDidChangeState.event; // this is primarily for use in react, so react can listen + update on state changes
 
 	state: ConfigState;
 	readonly voidConfigInfo: VoidConfigInfo = voidConfigInfo; // just putting this here for simplicity, it's static though