From 0cc420546b7f8766c174ae1930e134823ffcd1ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bernhard Owen Josephus <bernhard.josephus@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2024 10:50:58 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] add comment

---
 src/libs/actions/IOU.ts | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts b/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts
index c5067aeb6825..885ee93b1865 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/IOU.ts
@@ -712,6 +712,9 @@ function buildOnyxDataForMoneyRequest(
             value: {
                 pendingAction: null,
                 pendingFields: clearedPendingFields,
+                // The routes contains the distance in meters. Clearing the routes ensures we use the distance
+                // in the correct unit stored under the transaction customUnit once the request is created.
+                // The route is also not saved in the backend, so we can't rely on it.
                 routes: null,
             },
         },