diff --git a/apis/python/src/tiledbsc/soma.py b/apis/python/src/tiledbsc/soma.py
index 6b921e0511..1ea318a1de 100644
--- a/apis/python/src/tiledbsc/soma.py
+++ b/apis/python/src/tiledbsc/soma.py
@@ -89,16 +89,7 @@ def __init__(
             ctx=ctx,
         )
 
-        # obs_uri = self._get_child_uri("obs")  # See comments in that function
-        # var_uri = self._get_child_uri("var")
-        # X_uri = self._get_child_uri("X")
-        # obsm_uri = self._get_child_uri("obsm")
-        # varm_uri = self._get_child_uri("varm")
-        # obsp_uri = self._get_child_uri("obsp")
-        # varp_uri = self._get_child_uri("varp")
-        # raw_uri = self._get_child_uri("raw")
-        # uns_uri = self._get_child_uri("uns")
-
+        # TODO: COMMENT
         member_names = ["obs", "var", "X", "obsm", "varm", "obsp", "varp", "raw", "uns"]
         child_uris = self._get_child_uris(member_names)  # See comments in that function
 
diff --git a/apis/python/src/tiledbsc/soma_collection.py b/apis/python/src/tiledbsc/soma_collection.py
index b0763d2c94..a4dd81c1b5 100644
--- a/apis/python/src/tiledbsc/soma_collection.py
+++ b/apis/python/src/tiledbsc/soma_collection.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def __init__(
             ctx=ctx,
         )
 
-        self._somas = None
+        self._somas = {}
 
     # ----------------------------------------------------------------
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
@@ -125,8 +125,6 @@ def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[SOMA]:
         """
         Implements `for soma in soco: ...`
         """
-        if self._somas is None:
-            self._somas = {}
         for name, uri in self._get_member_names_to_uris().items():
             if name not in self._somas:
                 self._somas[name] = SOMA(uri=uri, name=name, parent=self, ctx=self._ctx)
diff --git a/apis/python/src/tiledbsc/tiledb_group.py b/apis/python/src/tiledbsc/tiledb_group.py
index bb1a7f788b..252fedda3b 100644
--- a/apis/python/src/tiledbsc/tiledb_group.py
+++ b/apis/python/src/tiledbsc/tiledb_group.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ class TileDBGroup(TileDBObject):
     Wraps groups from TileDB-Py by retaining a URI, options, etc.
     """
 
-    _cached_exists: Optional[bool]
     _cached_member_names_to_uris: Optional[Dict[str, str]]
 
     def __init__(
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ def __init__(
         See the TileDBObject constructor.
         """
         super().__init__(uri, name, parent=parent, soma_options=soma_options, ctx=ctx)
-        self._cached_exists = None
         self._cached_member_names_to_uris = None
 
     def exists(self) -> bool:
@@ -43,11 +41,8 @@ def exists(self) -> bool:
         SOMA has been populated but doesn't have this member (e.g. not all SOMAs have a `varp`).
         """
         # TODO: NOTE WHAT IF VFS.DELETE AFTER INSTANTIATION
-        if self._cached_exists is None:
-            self._cached_exists = bool(
-                tiledb.object_type(self.uri, ctx=self._ctx) == "group"
-            )
-        return self._cached_exists
+        # TODO: NON-CACHEABLE AND WHY
+        return tiledb.object_type(self.uri, ctx=self._ctx) == "group"
 
     def create_unless_exists(self) -> None:
         """
@@ -89,7 +84,6 @@ def _open(self, mode: str = "r") -> tiledb.Group:
         This is just a convenience wrapper around tiledb group-open.
         It works asa `with self._open() as G:` as well as `G = self._open(); ...; G.close()`.
         """
-        print("OPEN", self.uri)
         assert mode in ("r", "w")
         if mode == "r" and not self.exists():
             raise Exception(f"Does not exist: {self.uri}")
@@ -236,7 +230,6 @@ def _get_member_names_to_uris(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
         if self._cached_member_names_to_uris is None:
             with self._open("r") as G:
                 self._cached_member_names_to_uris = {obj.name: obj.uri for obj in G}
-                print("GMN2U", self.uri)
         return self._cached_member_names_to_uris
 
     def show_metadata(self, recursively: bool = True, indent: str = "") -> None:
diff --git a/apis/python/tools/ingestor b/apis/python/tools/ingestor
index db307a0e05..9662b18f62 100755
--- a/apis/python/tools/ingestor
+++ b/apis/python/tools/ingestor
@@ -231,8 +231,6 @@ def ingest_one(
                     f"Already exists; replacing: {output_path}"
                 )
                 shutil.rmtree(output_path)  # Overwrite
-                # TODO: COMMENT
-                soma = tiledbsc.SOMA(uri=output_path, soma_options=soma_options)
             else:
                 raise Exception(
                     "Internal coding error in --ifexists handling.", ifexists, "<"