diff --git a/internal/reliabletransport/receiver.go b/internal/reliabletransport/receiver.go
index de3f8e4b..2f81581b 100644
--- a/internal/reliabletransport/receiver.go
+++ b/internal/reliabletransport/receiver.go
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ type reliableReceiver struct {
 	lastConsumed model.PacketID
 }
 
-func newReliableReceiver(logger model.Logger, i chan incomingPacketSeen) *reliableReceiver {
+func newReliableReceiver(logger model.Logger, ch chan incomingPacketSeen) *reliableReceiver {
 	return &reliableReceiver{
 		logger:          logger,
 		incomingPackets: make([]*model.Packet, 0),
-		incomingSeen:    i,
+		incomingSeen:    ch,
 		lastConsumed:    0,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/reliabletransport/receiver_test.go b/internal/reliabletransport/receiver_test.go
index 21c727ac..b5083201 100644
--- a/internal/reliabletransport/receiver_test.go
+++ b/internal/reliabletransport/receiver_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,19 @@ import (
 // tests for reliableReceiver
 //
 
+func Test_newReliableReceiver(t *testing.T) {
+	rr := newReliableReceiver(log.Log, make(chan incomingPacketSeen))
+	if rr.logger == nil {
+		t.Errorf("newReliableReceiver() should not have nil logger")
+	}
+	if rr.incomingPackets == nil {
+		t.Errorf("newReliableReceiver() should not have nil incomingPackets ch")
+	}
+	if rr.lastConsumed != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("newReliableReceiver() should have lastConsumed == 0")
+	}
+}
+
 func Test_reliableQueue_MaybeInsertIncoming(t *testing.T) {
 	log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
 
diff --git a/internal/session/manager.go b/internal/session/manager.go
index d86b64b7..7b54c4ab 100644
--- a/internal/session/manager.go
+++ b/internal/session/manager.go
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ type Manager struct {
 
 	// Ready is a channel where we signal that we can start accepting data, because we've
 	// successfully generated key material for the data channel.
-	// TODO(ainghazal): find a better way?
 	Ready chan any
 }