diff --git a/qiskit/transpiler/passes/basis/decompose.py b/qiskit/transpiler/passes/basis/decompose.py
index 3720c40c1001..1772cbd65544 100644
--- a/qiskit/transpiler/passes/basis/decompose.py
+++ b/qiskit/transpiler/passes/basis/decompose.py
@@ -124,8 +124,6 @@ def _should_decompose(self, node: DAGOpNode) -> bool:
 
 def _node_to_dag(node: DAGOpNode) -> DAGCircuit:
     dag = DAGCircuit()
-    # dag.add_qubits([Qubit() for _ in range(node.op.num_qubits)])
-    # dag.add_clbits([Clbit() for _ in range(node.op.num_clbits)])
     dag.add_qubits(node.qargs)
     dag.add_clbits(node.cargs)