diff --git a/internal/handlers/event_body.go b/internal/handlers/event_body.go
index cf2452f..e0b242c 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/event_body.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/event_body.go
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ import (
 // eventBodyQuery reads one event's stored body as bytes. The cast
 // to blob is what makes the driver hand back the stored bytes
 // rather than a string conversion, so Content-Length taken from
-// the result matches what goes on the wire. The soft-delete
-// predicate is spelled out because Raw bypasses GORM's default
-// scope, and it is what stops a reaped event still being
-// downloadable.
+// the result matches what goes on the wire. The retention reaper
+// deletes event rows outright, so a reaped event is simply gone
+// and the query finds no row. The deleted_at predicate repeats
+// the soft-delete scope GORM adds to its own queries, which Raw
+// bypasses; nothing soft-deletes an event, so today it excludes
+// nothing.
 const eventBodyQuery = "SELECT cast(body as blob) " +
 	"FROM events WHERE id = ? AND webhook_id = ? AND deleted_at IS NULL"