@@ -338,9 +338,6 @@ func (p *v2Puller) pullV2Tag(ctx context.Context, ref reference.Named) (tagUpdat

 		tagOrDigest string // Used for logging/progress only

 	)

 	if tagged, isTagged := ref.(reference.NamedTagged); isTagged {

-		// NOTE: not using TagService.Get, since it uses HEAD requests

-		// against the manifests endpoint, which are not supported by

-		// all registry versions.

 		manifest, err = manSvc.Get(ctx, "", distribution.WithTag(tagged.Tag()))

 		if err != nil {

 			return false, allowV1Fallback(err)