diff --git a/ceno_emul/src/platform.rs b/ceno_emul/src/platform.rs
index c5881f817..8e76936d2 100644
--- a/ceno_emul/src/platform.rs
+++ b/ceno_emul/src/platform.rs
@@ -38,15 +38,6 @@ impl Platform {
         (self.rom_start()..=self.rom_end()).contains(&addr)
     }
 
-    // TODO figure out proper region for program_data
-    pub const fn program_data_start(&self) -> Addr {
-        0x4000_0000
-    }
-
-    pub const fn program_data_end(&self) -> Addr {
-        0x5000_0000 - 1
-    }
-
     // TODO figure out a proper region for public io
     pub const fn public_io_start(&self) -> Addr {
         0x3000_1000
@@ -86,10 +77,6 @@ impl Platform {
         (self.public_io_start()..=self.public_io_end()).contains(&addr)
     }
 
-    pub fn is_program_data(&self, addr: Addr) -> bool {
-        (self.program_data_start()..=self.program_data_end()).contains(&addr)
-    }
-
     /// Virtual address of a register.
     pub const fn register_vma(&self, index: RegIdx) -> Addr {
         // Register VMAs are aligned, cannot be confused with indices, and readable in hex.
@@ -110,7 +97,7 @@ impl Platform {
     // Permissions.
 
     pub fn can_read(&self, addr: Addr) -> bool {
-        self.is_rom(addr) || self.is_ram(addr) || self.is_pub_io(addr) || self.is_program_data(addr)
+        self.is_rom(addr) || self.is_ram(addr) || self.is_pub_io(addr)
     }
 
     pub fn can_write(&self, addr: Addr) -> bool {
diff --git a/ceno_zkvm/examples/riscv_opcodes.rs b/ceno_zkvm/examples/riscv_opcodes.rs
index 7a8cc07d4..59b193529 100644
--- a/ceno_zkvm/examples/riscv_opcodes.rs
+++ b/ceno_zkvm/examples/riscv_opcodes.rs
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     let reg_init = MmuConfig::<E>::initial_registers();
 
+    // RAM is not used in this program, but it must have a particular size at the moment.
     let mem_init = MemPadder::init_mem(mem_addresses, MmuConfig::<E>::static_mem_len(), &[]);
 
     let init_public_io = |values: &[Word]| {