diff --git a/client/__tests__/util/stateManager/controlsHelpers.test.js b/client/__tests__/util/stateManager/controlsHelpers.test.js
index efa78be4..d4e856ba 100644
--- a/client/__tests__/util/stateManager/controlsHelpers.test.js
+++ b/client/__tests__/util/stateManager/controlsHelpers.test.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 /*
 test controls helpers
 */
+// TODO #2227 test: improve test coverage on control helper functions
+// (`topNCategories()`, `isSelectableCategoryName()`, `selectableCategoryNames()`, `createCategorySummaryFromDfCol()`, `createCategoricalSelection()`, )
 
 describe("controls helpers", () => {
-  // TODO #2227 test: improve test coverage on control helper functions
-  // (`topNCategories()`, `isSelectableCategoryName()`, `selectableCategoryNames()`, `createCategorySummaryFromDfCol()`, `createCategoricalSelection()`, )
+  test("placeholder", () => {});
 });