How to turn off "no comment yet" settings

As a new blogger, I don’t want some of my blog posts to show “no comments” until my traffic picks up. What part do I change in the comments.php below? Intrepidity Theme.
<?php else : // this is displayed if there are no comments so far ?>

<?php if (‘open’ == $post->comment_status) : ?>
<!– If comments are open, but there are no comments. –>

<?php else : // comments are closed ?>
<!– If comments are closed. –>
<?php echo (!is_page()) ? ‘<p class=”nocomments”>Comments are closed.</p>’ : ” ?>

<?php endif; ?>
<?php endif; ?>

<?php if (‘open’ == $post->comment_status) : ?>
<div id=”respond”>
<h5><?php comment_form_title( ‘Leave a Comment’, ‘Leave a Comment to %s’ ); ?></h5>
<div class=”cancel-comment-reply”>
<?php cancel_comment_reply_link(); ?>