diff --git a/nmdc_runtime/api/endpoints/users.py b/nmdc_runtime/api/endpoints/users.py
index 00aa48c0..c174092c 100644
--- a/nmdc_runtime/api/endpoints/users.py
+++ b/nmdc_runtime/api/endpoints/users.py
@@ -35,19 +35,6 @@
 router = APIRouter()
 
 
-# @router.get("/orcid_cookie_test", include_in_schema=False)
-# def orcid_cookie_test():
-#     return HTMLResponse(
-#         '<img src="/static/ORCIDiD_icon128x128.png" />'
-#         f'<a href="https://orcid.org/oauth/authorize?client_id={ORCID_CLIENT_ID}'
-#         "&response_type=code&scope=openid&"
-#         f'redirect_uri={BASE_URL_EXTERNAL}/orcid_code">Login with ORCiD</a>'
-#     )
-
-
-# {{GLOBALS_orcid_authorize_url}}&state={{request.url.path}}
-
-
 @router.get("/orcid_code", response_class=RedirectResponse)
 async def receive_orcid_code(request: Request, code: str, state: str | None = None):
     rv = requests.post(