diff --git a/app/Models/Asset.php b/app/Models/Asset.php
index e0c0f45ef9..aa6a96d41a 100644
--- a/app/Models/Asset.php
+++ b/app/Models/Asset.php
@@ -215,16 +215,6 @@ class Asset extends Depreciable
         $this->attributes['expected_checkin'] = $value;
     }
 
-    // i don't think this will work the way we'd need it to
-    //public function withValidator(Validator $validator)
-    //{
-    //    foreach ($this->customFields as $field) {
-    //        if ($field->field_encrypted) {
-    //            return Crypt::decrypt($this->value);
-    //        }
-    //    }
-    //}
-
     /**
      * This handles the custom field validation for assets
      *
diff --git a/app/Models/CustomFieldset.php b/app/Models/CustomFieldset.php
index 1059c5d5ff..d6bd7a1bef 100644
--- a/app/Models/CustomFieldset.php
+++ b/app/Models/CustomFieldset.php
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ class CustomFieldset extends Model
             $rules[$field->db_column_name()] = $rule;
 
 
+            // these are to replace the standard 'numeric' and 'alpha' rules if the custom field is also encrypted.
+            // the values need to be decrypted first, because encrypted strings are alphanumeric
             if ($field->format === 'NUMERIC' && $field->field_encrypted) {
                 $numericKey = array_search('numeric', $rules[$field->db_column_name()]);
                 $rules[$field->db_column_name()][$numericKey] = new NumericEncrypted;
@@ -122,8 +124,6 @@ class CustomFieldset extends Model
             }
         }
 
-        dump($rules);
-
         return $rules;
     }
 }