diff --git a/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py b/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py
index 6364fa398..f46c0577e 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py
+++ b/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py
@@ -724,9 +724,6 @@ class K8s:
             stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
             stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
 
-    def get_patroni_state(self, pod):
-        return pod.metadata.annotations["status"]["state"]
-
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/pkg/util/patroni/patroni.go b/pkg/util/patroni/patroni.go
index 008dc3e58..53065e599 100644
--- a/pkg/util/patroni/patroni.go
+++ b/pkg/util/patroni/patroni.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func (p *Patroni) SetPostgresParameters(server *v1.Pod, parameters map[string]st
 	return p.httpPostOrPatch(http.MethodPatch, apiURLString+configPath, buf)
 }
 
-//GetPatroniMemberState returns node state reported by Patroni API call.
+//GetPatroniMemberState returns a state of member of a Patroni cluster
 func (p *Patroni) GetPatroniMemberState(server *v1.Pod) (string, error) {
 
 	apiURLString, err := apiURL(server)