diff --git a/scripts/run_modelling_e2e.py b/scripts/run_modelling_e2e.py
index 1a1964cec..6b4225be6 100644
--- a/scripts/run_modelling_e2e.py
+++ b/scripts/run_modelling_e2e.py
@@ -910,10 +910,12 @@ def main() -> None:
                 print_table=False,
             )
             # The full candidate menu (every Generator Option + its cost), so
-            # measures the Optimiser did not select are still visible. A predicted
-            # Property has no lodged cert, so the synthesised Effective EPC is used.
+            # measures the Optimiser did not select are still visible. Generated
+            # from the Effective EPC — the same picture the plan above modelled;
+            # the lodged cert would print a menu the Optimiser never saw (e.g.
+            # cavity fill on a wall an override moved to timber frame).
             candidates: list[Recommendation] = candidate_recommendations(
-                epc if epc is not None else effective_epc,
+                effective_epc,
                 planning_restrictions=restrictions,
                 solar_insights=solar_insights,
                 considered_measures=considered,