diff --git a/src/core/server/graph/tenant/mutators/comment.ts b/src/core/server/graph/tenant/mutators/comment.ts
index d0c26e431..aeaac70ee 100644
--- a/src/core/server/graph/tenant/mutators/comment.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/graph/tenant/mutators/comment.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export default (ctx: TenantContext) => ({
       ctx.user!,
       {
         id: input.commentID,
-        asset_id: input.assetID,
         body: input.body,
       },
       ctx.req
diff --git a/src/core/server/graph/tenant/schema/schema.graphql b/src/core/server/graph/tenant/schema/schema.graphql
index dc689f403..1ba2546d6 100644
--- a/src/core/server/graph/tenant/schema/schema.graphql
+++ b/src/core/server/graph/tenant/schema/schema.graphql
@@ -879,11 +879,6 @@ type CreateCommentPayload {
 EditCommentInput provides the input for the editComment Mutation.
 """
 input EditCommentInput {
-  """
-  assetID is the ID of the Asset where we are editing a comment on.
-  """
-  assetID: ID!
-
   """
   commentID is the ID of the comment being edited.
   """
diff --git a/src/core/server/services/comments/index.ts b/src/core/server/services/comments/index.ts
index b356b919b..91e124216 100644
--- a/src/core/server/services/comments/index.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/services/comments/index.ts
@@ -74,12 +74,7 @@ export async function create(
 export type EditComment = Omit<
   EditCommentInput,
   "status" | "author_id" | "lastEditableCommentCreatedAt"
-> & {
-  /**
-   * asset_id is the asset that the comment exists on.
-   */
-  asset_id: string;
-};
+>;
 
 export async function edit(
   mongo: Db,
@@ -88,8 +83,15 @@ export async function edit(
   input: EditComment,
   req?: Request
 ) {
+  // Get the comment that we're editing.
+  let comment = await retrieveComment(mongo, tenant.id, input.id);
+  if (!comment) {
+    // TODO: replace to match error returned by the models/comments.ts
+    throw new Error("comment not found");
+  }
+
   // Grab the asset that we'll use to check moderation pieces with.
-  const asset = await retrieveAsset(mongo, tenant.id, input.asset_id);
+  const asset = await retrieveAsset(mongo, tenant.id, comment.asset_id);
   if (!asset) {
     // TODO: (wyattjoh) return better error.
     throw new Error("asset referenced does not exist");
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ export async function edit(
 
   // TODO: (wyattjoh) use the actions somehow.
 
-  const comment = await editComment(mongo, tenant.id, {
+  comment = await editComment(mongo, tenant.id, {
     id: input.id,
     author_id: author.id,
     body: input.body,