diff --git a/deployments/a11y/config/common.yaml b/deployments/a11y/config/common.yaml
index e68985ca4..8463db51a 100644
--- a/deployments/a11y/config/common.yaml
+++ b/deployments/a11y/config/common.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# this is just a test to merge to staging
 nfsPVC:
   enabled: true
   nfs:
diff --git a/deployments/a11y/image/apt.txt b/deployments/a11y/image/apt.txt
index 5add24122..0e005b8cd 100644
--- a/deployments/a11y/image/apt.txt
+++ b/deployments/a11y/image/apt.txt
@@ -31,3 +31,6 @@ ruby
 
 # Other niceties for command-line work and life
 rsync
+
+# yes, emacs for testing!
+emacs