diff --git a/src/main/java/seedu/address/logic/commands/UpdateCommand.java b/src/main/java/seedu/address/logic/commands/UpdateCommand.java
index 8404ccd13a9..72dec8b0349 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seedu/address/logic/commands/UpdateCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seedu/address/logic/commands/UpdateCommand.java
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ public class UpdateCommand extends Command {
     public static final String MESSAGE_UPDATE_PERSON_SUCCESS = "Updated Person ->\n%1$s";
     public static final String MESSAGE_NOT_UPDATED = "At least one field to update must be provided.";
     public static final String MESSAGE_DUPLICATE_PERSON = "This person already exists in the address book.";
-    // public static final String MESSAGE_NRIC_NOT_UPDATED = "NRIC cannot be updated."; (unsure if allowed)
     private final Nric nric;
     private final UpdatePersonDescriptor updatePersonDescriptor;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/seedu/address/logic/parser/UpdateCommandParser.java b/src/main/java/seedu/address/logic/parser/UpdateCommandParser.java
index 4f18810bd54..f134eaefc20 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seedu/address/logic/parser/UpdateCommandParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seedu/address/logic/parser/UpdateCommandParser.java
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@ public UpdateCommand parse(String args) throws ParseException {
         UpdatePersonDescriptor updatePersonDescriptor = new UpdatePersonDescriptor();
         updatePersonDescriptor.setNric(nric);
 
-        /* unsure if allowed
-        if (argMultimap.getValue(PREFIX_NRIC).isPresent()) {
-            throw new ParseException(UpdateCommand.MESSAGE_NRIC_NOT_UPDATED);
-        } */
-
         // Mandatory fields
         if (argMultimap.getValue(PREFIX_NAME).isPresent()) {
             updatePersonDescriptor.setName(ParserUtil.parseName(argMultimap.getValue(PREFIX_NAME).get()));