diff --git a/app/assets/api/upload.py b/app/assets/api/upload.py
index 74b045aaf..f1003eb2c 100644
--- a/app/assets/api/upload.py
+++ b/app/assets/api/upload.py
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-"""
-Multipart upload parsing for asset uploads.
-
-This module handles the HTTP-specific concerns of parsing multipart form data,
-streaming file uploads to temp storage, and validating hash fields.
-"""
 import os
 import uuid
 
diff --git a/app/assets/database/queries/__init__.py b/app/assets/database/queries/__init__.py
index db983d276..0e2af7b25 100644
--- a/app/assets/database/queries/__init__.py
+++ b/app/assets/database/queries/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# Re-export public API from query modules
-# Pure atomic database queries only - no business logic or orchestration
-
 from app.assets.database.queries.asset import (
     asset_exists_by_hash,
     bulk_insert_assets,
diff --git a/app/assets/database/queries/asset.py b/app/assets/database/queries/asset.py
index adeee8d95..174b30837 100644
--- a/app/assets/database/queries/asset.py
+++ b/app/assets/database/queries/asset.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 import sqlalchemy as sa
 from sqlalchemy import select
 from sqlalchemy.dialects import sqlite
diff --git a/app/assets/database/queries/asset_info.py b/app/assets/database/queries/asset_info.py
index 38724b6d1..fce2a71ef 100644
--- a/app/assets/database/queries/asset_info.py
+++ b/app/assets/database/queries/asset_info.py
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-"""
-Pure atomic database queries for AssetInfo operations.
-
-This module contains only atomic DB operations - no business logic,
-no filesystem operations, no orchestration across multiple tables.
-"""
 from collections import defaultdict
 from datetime import datetime
 from decimal import Decimal
diff --git a/app/assets/manager.py b/app/assets/manager.py
index 797e82274..ccba96fab 100644
--- a/app/assets/manager.py
+++ b/app/assets/manager.py
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-"""
-Asset manager - thin API adapter layer.
-
-This module transforms API schemas to/from service layer calls.
-It should NOT contain business logic or direct SQLAlchemy usage.
-
-Architecture:
-  API Routes -> manager.py (schema transformation) -> services/ (business logic) -> queries/ (DB ops)
-"""
 import contextlib
 import mimetypes
 import os
diff --git a/app/assets/services/__init__.py b/app/assets/services/__init__.py
index 7d4e94a80..23595532e 100644
--- a/app/assets/services/__init__.py
+++ b/app/assets/services/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-# Asset services layer
-# Business logic that orchestrates database queries and filesystem operations
-# Services own session lifecycle via create_session()
-
 from app.assets.services.asset_management import (
     delete_asset_reference,
     get_asset_detail,
diff --git a/app/assets/services/asset_management.py b/app/assets/services/asset_management.py
index e18fea73e..90c157472 100644
--- a/app/assets/services/asset_management.py
+++ b/app/assets/services/asset_management.py
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-"""
-Asset management services - CRUD operations on assets.
-
-Business logic for:
-- get_asset_detail: Fetch full asset details with tags
-- update_asset_metadata: Update name, tags, and/or metadata
-- delete_asset_reference: Delete AssetInfo and optionally orphaned content
-- set_asset_preview: Set or clear preview on an asset
-"""
 import contextlib
 import os
 from typing import Sequence
diff --git a/app/assets/services/ingest.py b/app/assets/services/ingest.py
index bc03d9906..ce9a5c1b1 100644
--- a/app/assets/services/ingest.py
+++ b/app/assets/services/ingest.py
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-"""
-Ingest services - handles ingesting files into the asset database.
-
-Business logic for:
-- ingest_file_from_path: Ingest a file from filesystem path (upsert asset, cache state, info)
-- register_existing_asset: Create AssetInfo for an asset that already exists by hash
-"""
 import logging
 import os
 from typing import Sequence
diff --git a/app/assets/services/schemas.py b/app/assets/services/schemas.py
index c720ce6bc..a0fd02553 100644
--- a/app/assets/services/schemas.py
+++ b/app/assets/services/schemas.py
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-"""
-Service layer data transfer objects.
-
-These dataclasses represent the data returned by service functions,
-providing explicit types instead of raw dicts or ORM objects.
-"""
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime
 
diff --git a/app/assets/services/tagging.py b/app/assets/services/tagging.py
index f6247dfa8..b9f5a8c69 100644
--- a/app/assets/services/tagging.py
+++ b/app/assets/services/tagging.py
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
-"""
-Tagging services - manage tags on assets.
-
-Business logic for:
-- apply_tags: Add tags to an asset
-- remove_tags: Remove tags from an asset
-- list_tags: List tags with usage counts
-"""
 from app.assets.database.queries import (
     add_tags_to_asset_info,
     get_asset_info_by_id,