diff --git a/comments.php b/comments.php
index 786f9e6d..03e71b69 100644
--- a/comments.php
+++ b/comments.php
@@ -42,13 +42,11 @@ if ( post_password_required() ) {
 
 		<ol class="comment-list">
 			<?php
-				/* Loop through and list the comments. Tell wp_list_comments()
-				 * to use _s_comment() to format the comments.
-				 * If you want to override this in a child theme, then you can
-				 * define _s_comment() and that will be used instead.
-				 * See _s_comment() in inc/template-tags.php for more.
-				 */
-				wp_list_comments( array( 'callback' => '_s_comment' ) );
+				wp_list_comments( array(
+						'style'       => 'ol',
+						'short_ping'  => true,
+						'avatar_size' => 74,
+				) );
 			?>
 		</ol><!-- .comment-list -->
 
diff --git a/inc/template-tags.php b/inc/template-tags.php
index 128a4790..20929773 100644
--- a/inc/template-tags.php
+++ b/inc/template-tags.php
@@ -65,66 +65,6 @@ function _s_post_nav() {
 }
 endif;
 
-if ( ! function_exists( '_s_comment' ) ) :
-/**
- * Template for comments and pingbacks.
- *
- * Used as a callback by wp_list_comments() for displaying the comments.
- */
-function _s_comment( $comment, $args, $depth ) {
-	$GLOBALS['comment'] = $comment;
-
-	if ( 'pingback' == $comment->comment_type || 'trackback' == $comment->comment_type ) : ?>
-
-	<li id="comment-<?php comment_ID(); ?>" <?php comment_class(); ?>>
-		<div class="comment-body">
-			<?php _e( 'Pingback:', '_s' ); ?> <?php comment_author_link(); ?> <?php edit_comment_link( __( 'Edit', '_s' ), '<span class="edit-link">', '</span>' ); ?>
-		</div>
-
-	<?php else : ?>
-
-	<li id="comment-<?php comment_ID(); ?>" <?php comment_class( empty( $args['has_children'] ) ? '' : 'parent' ); ?>>
-		<article id="div-comment-<?php comment_ID(); ?>" class="comment-body">
-			<footer class="comment-meta">
-				<div class="comment-author vcard">
-					<?php if ( 0 != $args['avatar_size'] ) { echo get_avatar( $comment, $args['avatar_size'] ); } ?>
-					<?php printf( __( '%s <span class="says">says:</span>', '_s' ), sprintf( '<cite class="fn">%s</cite>', get_comment_author_link() ) ); ?>
-				</div><!-- .comment-author -->
-
-				<div class="comment-metadata">
-					<a href="<?php echo esc_url( get_comment_link( $comment->comment_ID ) ); ?>">
-						<time datetime="<?php comment_time( 'c' ); ?>">
-							<?php printf( _x( '%1$s at %2$s', '1: date, 2: time', '_s' ), get_comment_date(), get_comment_time() ); ?>
-						</time>
-					</a>
-					<?php edit_comment_link( __( 'Edit', '_s' ), '<span class="edit-link">', '</span>' ); ?>
-				</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
-
-				<?php if ( '0' == $comment->comment_approved ) : ?>
-				<p class="comment-awaiting-moderation"><?php _e( 'Your comment is awaiting moderation.', '_s' ); ?></p>
-				<?php endif; ?>
-			</footer><!-- .comment-meta -->
-
-			<div class="comment-content">
-				<?php comment_text(); ?>
-			</div><!-- .comment-content -->
-
-			<?php
-				comment_reply_link( array_merge( $args, array(
-					'add_below' => 'div-comment',
-					'depth'     => $depth,
-					'max_depth' => $args['max_depth'],
-					'before'    => '<div class="reply">',
-					'after'     => '</div>',
-				) ) );
-			?>
-		</article><!-- .comment-body -->
-
-	<?php
-	endif;
-}
-endif; // ends check for _s_comment()
-
 if ( ! function_exists( '_s_posted_on' ) ) :
 /**
  * Prints HTML with meta information for the current post-date/time and author.