diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/fate/Fate.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/fate/Fate.java
index e2ffce3a0b5..dd521e3a0c7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/fate/Fate.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/fate/Fate.java
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ public FateId startTransaction() {
   public void seedTransaction(FateOperation fateOp, FateKey fateKey, Repo<T> repo,
       boolean autoCleanUp) {
     try (var seeder = store.beginSeeding()) {
-      seeder.attemptToSeedTransaction(fateOp, fateKey, repo, autoCleanUp);
+      var unused = seeder.attemptToSeedTransaction(fateOp, fateKey, repo, autoCleanUp);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/fate/FateStore.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/fate/FateStore.java
index 5174fcc259f..6854aec7136 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/fate/FateStore.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/fate/FateStore.java
@@ -54,8 +54,12 @@ public interface FateStore<T> extends ReadOnlyFateStore<T> {
   interface Seeder<T> extends AutoCloseable {
 
     /**
-     * Seeds a transaction with the given repo if it does not exist. A fateId will be derived from
-     * the fateKey. If seeded, sets the following data for the fateId in the store.
+     * Attempts to seed a transaction with the given repo if it does not exist. A fateId will be
+     * derived from the fateKey. If seeded, sets the following data for the fateId in the store.
+     *
+     * TODO: Support completing futures later in close method The current version will always return
+     * with a CompleteableFuture that is already completed. Future version will process will
+     * complete in the close() method for the User store.
      *
      * <ul>
      * <li>Set the fate op</li>
@@ -70,13 +74,13 @@ interface Seeder<T> extends AutoCloseable {
      *         and empty optional otherwise. If there was a failure this could return an empty
      *         optional when it actually succeeded.
      */
-    // For UserFateStore this would create a conditional mutation and add it to the conditional
-    // writer
     CompletableFuture<Optional<FateId>> attemptToSeedTransaction(Fate.FateOperation fateOp,
         FateKey fateKey, Repo<T> repo, boolean autoCleanUp);
 
-    // This would check the status of all added conditional mutations, retry unknown, and then close
-    // the conditional writer.
+    // TODO: Right now all implementations do nothing
+    // Eventually this would check the status of all added conditional mutations,
+    // retry unknown, and then close the conditional writer.
+    @Override
     void close();
   }