diff --git a/dace/codegen/targets/cpu.py b/dace/codegen/targets/cpu.py
index d7fb859111..cf25b401b2 100644
--- a/dace/codegen/targets/cpu.py
+++ b/dace/codegen/targets/cpu.py
@@ -421,9 +421,9 @@ def allocate_array(self, sdfg: SDFG, cfg: ControlFlowRegion, dfg: StateSubgraphV
                                            allocation_stream)
         if isinstance(nodedesc, data.Scalar):
             if node.setzero:
-                declaration_stream.write("%s %s = 0; //u1\n" % (nodedesc.dtype.ctype, name), cfg, state_id, node)
+                declaration_stream.write("%s %s = 0;\n" % (nodedesc.dtype.ctype, name), cfg, state_id, node)
             else:
-                declaration_stream.write("%s %s;//u1\n" % (nodedesc.dtype.ctype, name), cfg, state_id, node)
+                declaration_stream.write("%s %s;\n" % (nodedesc.dtype.ctype, name), cfg, state_id, node)
             define_var(name, DefinedType.Scalar, nodedesc.dtype.ctype)
         elif isinstance(nodedesc, data.Stream):
             ###################################################################