diff --git a/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/tool/GenerateLikelySubtags.java b/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/tool/GenerateLikelySubtags.java
index ead171400b6..2631cc1f3a7 100644
--- a/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/tool/GenerateLikelySubtags.java
+++ b/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/tool/GenerateLikelySubtags.java
@@ -314,7 +314,6 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
                             "kby_Arab_NE",
                             "kdh_Latn_TG",
                             "zlm_Latn_MY",
-                            "cr_Cans_CA",
                             "hif_Latn_FJ",
                             "gon_Telu_IN",
                             "lzz_Latn_TR",
@@ -330,14 +329,6 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
                             "blt_Tavt_VN",
                             "rhg_Arab_MM",
                             "rhg_Rohg_MM",
-                            "clc_Latn_CA",
-                            "crg_Latn_CA",
-                            "hur_Latn_CA",
-                            "kwk_Latn_CA",
-                            "lil_Latn_CA",
-                            "ojs_Cans_CA",
-                            "oka_Latn_CA",
-                            "pqm_Latn_CA",
                             "no_Latn_NO",
                             "tok_Latn_001",
                             "prg_Latn_PL",
@@ -466,7 +457,6 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
 
                                 // {"und_Cyrl_PL", "be_Cyrl_PL"},
 
-                                //        {"cr", "cr_Cans_CA"},
                                 //        {"hif", "hif_Latn_FJ"},
                                 //        {"gon", "gon_Telu_IN"},
                                 //        {"lif", "lif_Deva_NP"},
@@ -517,7 +507,9 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
                                 {"hnj_Hmng", "hnj_Hmng_LA"},
                                 {"bap_Krai", "bap_Krai_IN"},
 
-                                // Cree (macrolanguage) [cr] is spoken by more people than Inukitut [iu]
+                                // Cree (macrolanguage) [cr] is spoken by more people than Inukitut
+                                // [iu] but the population data is spread across constituent
+                                // languages like Woods Cree [cwd] and Plains Cree [crk]
                                 {"und_Cans", "cr_Cans_CA"},
                                 {"und_Cans_CA", "cr_Cans_CA"},
                             });