diff --git a/common/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/common/comments/CommentNode.kt b/common/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/common/comments/CommentNode.kt
index a9a7ec1d..30f1e347 100644
--- a/common/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/common/comments/CommentNode.kt
+++ b/common/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/common/comments/CommentNode.kt
@@ -67,12 +67,8 @@ internal fun createListNode(
   comments: List<Comment>,
   commentState: PostComments,
 ): MutableList<CommentNode> {
-  // Only check unread state if there any comments read in the first place. This somewhat restores
-  // the first view behavior from when `commentState` was nullable.
-  val hasUnread = commentState.commentIds.isNotEmpty()
-  val isUnread =
-    if (hasUnread) ({ id: String -> !commentState.commentIds.contains(id) }) else { _ -> false }
   val commentNodes = mutableListOf<CommentNode>()
+  val isUnread = { id: String -> !commentState.commentIds.contains(id) }
 
   for (i in comments.indices) {
     if (comments[i].parentComment == null) {