diff --git a/ckan/logic/auth/get.py b/ckan/logic/auth/get.py
index cc3c20f88fe..a83e2464d4d 100644
--- a/ckan/logic/auth/get.py
+++ b/ckan/logic/auth/get.py
@@ -200,10 +200,14 @@ def dashboard_activity_list(context, data_dict):
 
 
 def dashboard_new_activities_count(context, data_dict):
+    # FIXME: This should go through check_access() not call is_authorized()
+    # directly, but wait until 2939-orgs is merged before fixing this.
     return ckan.new_authz.is_authorized('dashboard_activity_list',
             context, data_dict)
 
 
 def dashboard_mark_all_new_activities_as_old(context, data_dict):
+    # FIXME: This should go through check_access() not call is_authorized()
+    # directly, but wait until 2939-orgs is merged before fixing this.
     return ckan.new_authz.is_authorized('dashboard_activity_list',
             context, data_dict)