diff --git a/smolmix/src/device.rs b/smolmix/src/device.rs
index 9675662e8a..f020459a02 100644
--- a/smolmix/src/device.rs
+++ b/smolmix/src/device.rs
@@ -13,33 +13,10 @@ use tracing::{info, warn};
 /// We need something to bridge the async / sync weirdness (Device trait fns are sync, IpMixStream fns are
 /// async) in a way that allows for the `NymIprDevice` to look and act like any other device.
 ///
-/// cf smoltcp's loopback.rs:
-/// ```
-/// pub struct Loopback {
-///     queue: VecDeque<Vec<u8>>,
-/// }
-///
-/// impl Device for Loopback {
-///     type RxToken<'a> = RxToken;
-///     type TxToken<'a> = TxToken<'a>;
-///
-///     fn receive(&mut self, _timestamp: Instant) -> Option<(Self::RxToken<'_>, Self::TxToken<'_>)> {
-///         self.queue.pop_front().map(move |buffer| {
-///             let rx = RxToken { buffer };
-///             let tx = TxToken {
-///                 queue: &mut self.queue,
-///             };
-///             (rx, tx)
-///         })
-///     }
-/// }
-/// ```
-///
 /// We need to be polling the queue to/from the NymIprBridge, hence the addition of the
 /// mpsc channels in the Device struct and the extra fns.
 ///
 /// # Architecture
-///
 /// smoltcp (sync) <-> NymIprDevice <-> channels <-> NymIprBridge <-> Mixnet (async)
 ///
 /// The device maintains a receive queue for packets coming from the mixnet and
diff --git a/smolmix/src/lib.rs b/smolmix/src/lib.rs
index bafee7a994..786ad8a796 100644
--- a/smolmix/src/lib.rs
+++ b/smolmix/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,26 +21,6 @@ use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 /// - Retrieves allocated IP addresses
 /// - Creates communication channels
 /// - Constructs the device and bridge components
-///
-/// # Component Interaction
-///
-/// ```
-///                          create_device()
-///                                |
-///                 +--------------+---------------+
-///                 |              |               |
-///                 v              v               v
-///           NymIprDevice   NymIprBridge      IpPair
-///                 |              |            (10.0.x.x)
-///                 |              |
-///                 +-- channels --+
-///                                |
-///                                v
-///                           IpMixStream
-///                                |
-///                                v
-///                             Mixnet
-/// ```
 pub async fn create_device(
     mut ipr_stream: IpMixStream,
 ) -> Result<(NymIprDevice, NymIprBridge, IpPair), SmolmixError> {