diff --git a/lib/src/models/comment_impl.dart b/lib/src/models/comment_impl.dart
index ab75cae..0246628 100644
--- a/lib/src/models/comment_impl.dart
+++ b/lib/src/models/comment_impl.dart
@@ -259,9 +259,6 @@ class Comment extends CommentRef
   /// Is this [Comment] archived.
   bool get archived => data!['archived'];
 
-  // TODO(bkonyi): update this definition.
-  // RedditorRef get author => reddit.redditor(data['author']);
-
   /// The author's flair text, if set.
   ///
   /// Returns `null` if the author does not have any flair text set.
diff --git a/lib/src/models/mixins/voteable.dart b/lib/src/models/mixins/voteable.dart
index e421b02..0fe3bbd 100644
--- a/lib/src/models/mixins/voteable.dart
+++ b/lib/src/models/mixins/voteable.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import 'dart:async';
 
 import 'package:draw/src/api_paths.dart';
 import 'package:draw/src/base.dart';
+import 'package:draw/src/models/redditor.dart';
 
 enum VoteState {
   none,
@@ -27,9 +28,13 @@ int _voteStateToIndex(VoteState vote) {
 
 /// A mixin which provides voting functionality for [Comment] and [Submission].
 mixin VoteableMixin implements RedditBaseInitializedMixin {
-  /// The author of the item.
+  
+  /// The name of the author associated with this item.
   String get author => data!['author'];
 
+  /// Returns the [Redditor] associated with this item.
+  RedditorRef get redditor => RedditorRef.name(reddit, data!['author']);
+
   /// The body of the item.
   ///
   /// Returns null for non-text [Submission]s.