diff --git a/pkg/sync/syncer.go b/pkg/sync/syncer.go
index 8699fd31..32306333 100644
--- a/pkg/sync/syncer.go
+++ b/pkg/sync/syncer.go
@@ -1420,32 +1420,3 @@ func NewSyncer(ctx context.Context, c types.ConnectorClient, opts ...SyncOpt) (S
 
 	return s, nil
 }
-
-// SyncEntitlementsForResource fetches the entitlements for a specific resource from the connector.
-// TODO(jirwin): This commented out for lint, but we should revisit this method and fix it to use traits properly.
-//func (s *syncer) ensurePrincipalExistence(ctx context.Context, principal *v2.Resource) error {
-//	l := ctxzap.Extract(ctx)
-//	// Check if the principal of the grant already exists as a resource. If it does not, we should jit the resource.
-//	_, err := s.store.GetResource(ctx, &reader_v2.ResourcesReaderServiceGetResourceRequest{
-//		ResourceId: &v2.ResourceId{
-//			ResourceType: principal.Id.ResourceType,
-//			Resource:     principal.Id.Resource,
-//		},
-//	})
-//	if err != nil && errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
-//		// If the principal does not have a display name, we should set it to the resource ID
-//		if principal.DisplayName == "" {
-//			principal.DisplayName = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", principal.Id.ResourceType, principal.Id.Resource)
-//		}
-//		principal.CreationSource = v2.Resource_CREATION_SOURCE_CONNECTOR_LIST_GRANTS_PRINCIPAL_JIT
-//		l.Debug("putting principal resource", zap.String("resource_id", principal.Id.Resource), zap.String("resource_type_id", principal.Id.ResourceType))
-//		err = s.store.PutResource(ctx, principal)
-//		if err != nil {
-//			return err
-//		}
-//		return nil
-//	} else if err != nil {
-//		return err
-//	}
-//	return nil
-//}