The proposed changes were "cuts". The reviewer said "remove these lines, we don't need them" not "can you clarify". So more like: Reviewer: I don't like this c

The proposed changes were "cuts". The reviewer said "remove these lines, we don't need them" not "can you clarify". So more like: Reviewer: I don't like this code - so we don't need it. Take it out. Reveiewee: Umm what? I can clean it up, but it's kind of essential