diff --git a/src/data/mystery-encounters/encounters/safari-zone-encounter.ts b/src/data/mystery-encounters/encounters/safari-zone-encounter.ts
index 0fec305333e..01dc29f9821 100644
--- a/src/data/mystery-encounters/encounters/safari-zone-encounter.ts
+++ b/src/data/mystery-encounters/encounters/safari-zone-encounter.ts
@@ -303,18 +303,7 @@ async function summonSafariPokemon(scene: BattleScene) {
   scene.unshiftPhase(new SummonPhase(scene, 0, false));
 
   encounter.setDialogueToken("pokemonName", getPokemonNameWithAffix(pokemon));
-  // TODO: If we await this showEncounterText, then the text will display without
-  // the wild Pokemon on screen, but if we don't await it, then the text never
-  // shows up and the IV scanner breaks. For now, we place the IV scanner code
-  // separately so that at least the IV scanner works.
-  //
-  // showEncounterText(scene, getEncounterText(scene, "battle:singleWildAppeared") ?? "", null, 0, false)
-  //   .then(() => {
-  //     const ivScannerModifier = scene.findModifier(m => m instanceof IvScannerModifier);
-  //     if (ivScannerModifier) {
-  //       scene.pushPhase(new ScanIvsPhase(scene, pokemon.getBattlerIndex(), Math.min(ivScannerModifier.getStackCount() * 2, 6)));
-  //     }
-  //   });
+
   const ivScannerModifier = scene.findModifier(m => m instanceof IvScannerModifier);
   if (ivScannerModifier) {
     scene.pushPhase(new ScanIvsPhase(scene, pokemon.getBattlerIndex(), Math.min(ivScannerModifier.getStackCount() * 2, 6)));