diff --git a/src/sync/client.go b/src/sync/client.go
index b0a95ab..995af1e 100644
--- a/src/sync/client.go
+++ b/src/sync/client.go
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func syncLists(localEntryModMap, remoteEntryModMap map[string]int64) {
 func deletionSync(deletions []string) {
 	for _, deletion := range deletions {
 		fmt.Println(ansiDelete+deletion+backend.AnsiReset, "has been sheared, removing...")
-		//os.RemoveAll(backend.EntryRoot + deletion) TODO uncomment after testing
+		os.RemoveAll(backend.EntryRoot + deletion)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/sync/common.go b/src/sync/common.go
index 7964954..50c3414 100644
--- a/src/sync/common.go
+++ b/src/sync/common.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func getModTimes(entryList []string) []int64 {
 // if running on the server, it will also add the target to the deletions list
 // if running on the client, it will call the server to add the target to the deletions list
 func Shear(targetLocationIncomplete string, deviceID string) {
-	// get the full targetLocation path and remove the target TODO move so that the target is not removed if the server fails to add it to the deletions list
+	// get the full targetLocation path and remove the target TODO move so that the target is not removed if the server fails to add it to the deletions list, on server do not error if target does not exist
 	targetLocationComplete := backend.TargetLocationFormat(targetLocationIncomplete[1:])
 	backend.TargetIsFile(targetLocationComplete, true, 0) // needed because os.RemoveAll does not return an error if target does not exist
 	err := os.RemoveAll(targetLocationComplete)