diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragments/post.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragments/post.js
index 66360a6f3b5848ab5d618565bfc177af379bfd30..8463b54afefc6d3873350b0ea8d07bdf2bceadfd 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragments/post.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragments/post.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const sendMTSPackage = async (collection, fragment) => {
   const { sendPackage } = require('pubsweet-component-mts-package')
 
   const { journal, xmlParser, ftp } = mtsConfig
-  // const MTS = new MTSService(journal, xmlParser, s3Config, ftp)
+
   const packageFragment = {
     ...fragment,
     metadata: {
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ const sendMTSPackage = async (collection, fragment) => {
     },
   }
 
-  // await MTS.sendPackage({ fragment: packageFragment })
   await sendPackage({
     s3Config,
     ftpConfig: ftp,
diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js
index 55722ea66be8fb4cc3232117f81fd9b9a31486fe..96bf179a7cfb19046b94bcb7a990d70d4300bde6 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ module.exports = models => async (req, res) => {
       if (features.mts) {
         collection.fragments.forEach(async fragmentId => {
           const fragment = await models.Fragment.find(fragmentId)
-          fragmentHelper.fragment = fragment
+          const fragmentHelper = new Fragment({ fragment })
+
           const fragmentUsers = await fragmentHelper.getReviewersAndEditorsData(
             {
               collection,