diff --git a/ui/desktop/app/controllers/scopes/scope/projects/sessions/index.js b/ui/desktop/app/controllers/scopes/scope/projects/sessions/index.js
index dc54b63f0..babe28f5f 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/app/controllers/scopes/scope/projects/sessions/index.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/app/controllers/scopes/scope/projects/sessions/index.js
@@ -10,16 +10,24 @@ export default class ScopesScopeProjectsSessionsIndexController extends Controll
 
   // =attributes
 
+  /**
+   * A list of sessions filtered to the current user and sorted by created time,
+   * and active/pending.
+   * @type {SessionModel[]}
+   */
   @computed('model.@each.{created_time,active}', 'session.data.authenticated.user_id')
   get sorted() {
     const userId = this.session.data.authenticated.user_id;
     const sessions = this.model;
     const sortedSessions = sessions
+      // filter sessions by current user
       .filter(session => session.user_id === userId)
+      // sort by created time
       .sortBy('session.created_time').reverse();
-    // Then move active sessions to the top...
     return [
+      // then move active sessions to the top
       ...sortedSessions.filter((session) => session.isCancelable),
+      // and all others to the end
       ...sortedSessions.filter((session) => !session.isCancelable),
     ];
   }
diff --git a/ui/desktop/app/routes/scopes/scope.js b/ui/desktop/app/routes/scopes/scope.js
index 14e36f5e1..a0b817037 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/app/routes/scopes/scope.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/app/routes/scopes/scope.js
@@ -88,15 +88,4 @@ export default class ScopesScopeRoute extends Route {
       outlet: 'header-nav',
     });
   }
-
-  // /**
-  //  * In global scope, redirect to first org on authentication.
-  //  */
-  // redirect(model) {
-  //   const { isAuthenticated } = this.session;
-  //   const { isGlobal } = model;
-  //   if (isAuthenticated && isGlobal && this.scopes.orgs?.length) {
-  //     this.replaceWith('scopes.scope', this.scopes.orgs.firstObject.id);
-  //   }
-  // }
 }
diff --git a/ui/desktop/app/routes/scopes/scope/projects.js b/ui/desktop/app/routes/scopes/scope/projects.js
index b1aacf256..e579d7efb 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/app/routes/scopes/scope/projects.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/app/routes/scopes/scope/projects.js
@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
 import Route from '@ember/routing/route';
 import { inject as service } from '@ember/service';
 
+/**
+ * TODO:  This route is now vestigial.  Desktop does not provide project-based
+ * navigation.  This route formerly provided a way to aggregate
+ * all project scopes, which was necessary to then aggregate targets and
+ * sessions under those projects.  Since the API now provides recursive listing,
+ * it's possible to load all targets and sessions with a single call, no client-
+ * side aggregation required.
+ *
+ * However, it _is_ necessary to prime the store with all project scopes.
+ * This allows the UI to display project names on associated resources.
+ *
+ * The priming function of this route could be moved to scopes or scopes/scope.
+ * It no longer makes sense as a dedicated route.
+ */
 export default class ScopesScopeProjectsRoute extends Route {
   // =services
 
@@ -16,8 +30,8 @@ export default class ScopesScopeProjectsRoute extends Route {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Loads project scopes for the current scope.
-   * @return {Promise
+   * Primes the store with _all project scopes_ under global.
+   * @return {Promise{ScopeModel}}
    */
   model() {
     return this.store
diff --git a/ui/desktop/app/routes/scopes/scope/projects/targets.js b/ui/desktop/app/routes/scopes/scope/projects/targets.js
index 32a804074..867011648 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/app/routes/scopes/scope/projects/targets.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/app/routes/scopes/scope/projects/targets.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export default class ScopesScopeProjectsTargetsRoute extends Route {
   @task(function * () {
     while(true) {
       yield timeout(POLL_TIMEOUT_SECONDS * 1000);
-      //yield this.refreshSessions();
+      yield this.refreshSessions();
     }
   }).drop() poller;