diff --git a/doc/dev/todo/niconext b/doc/dev/todo/niconext
index fc815bc2..d37a0f9f 100644
--- a/doc/dev/todo/niconext
+++ b/doc/dev/todo/niconext
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 - introduce default parameters
 
-- ensure that all types, which support --state support
-    present and absent (consistent look and feel)
-
 - cleanup object_id handling
     - have a look at singletons