diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/NodesImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/NodesImpl.java
index 8aa096a395..6c4bbf52f9 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/NodesImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/NodesImpl.java
@@ -1345,7 +1345,6 @@ public class NodesImpl implements Nodes
         fileFolderService.delete(nodeRef);
     }
 
-    // TODO should we able to specify content properties (eg. mimeType ... or use extension for now, or encoding)
     @Override
     public Node createNode(String parentFolderNodeId, Node nodeInfo, Parameters parameters)
     {
@@ -1384,6 +1383,7 @@ public class NodesImpl implements Nodes
             validateCmObject(nodeTypeQName);
         }
 
+        /* RA-834: commented-out since not currently applicable for empty file
         List<ThumbnailDefinition> thumbnailDefs = null;
         String renditionsParam = parameters.getParameter(PARAM_RENDITIONS);
         if (renditionsParam != null)
@@ -1395,6 +1395,7 @@ public class NodesImpl implements Nodes
 
             thumbnailDefs = getThumbnailDefs(renditionsParam);
         }
+        */
 
         Map<QName, Serializable> props = new HashMap<>(1);
 
@@ -1448,7 +1449,9 @@ public class NodesImpl implements Nodes
 
         Node newNode = getFolderOrDocument(nodeRef.getId(), parameters);
 
+        /* RA-834: commented-out since not currently applicable for empty file
         requestRenditions(thumbnailDefs, newNode); // note: noop for folder
+        */
 
         return newNode;
     }
diff --git a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/RenditionsTest.java b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/RenditionsTest.java
index eaa80ddcd7..f0ec3a6c72 100644
--- a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/RenditionsTest.java
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/RenditionsTest.java
@@ -509,10 +509,7 @@ public class RenditionsTest extends AbstractBaseApiTest
         assertEquals(RenditionStatus.CREATED, rendition.getStatus());
         */
 
-        /*
-        // TODO open question (RA-834)
-        // - should we accept for  JSON when creating empty file (ie. with zero-byte content)
-        // - eg. might fail, eg. doclib for empty plain text / pdf ?
+        /* RA-834: commented-out since not currently applicable for empty file
         Document d1 = new Document();
         d1.setName("d1.txt");
         d1.setNodeType("cm:content");