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Let A and B be bounded operators on a Banach lattice E such that the commutator C = AB - BA and the product BA are positive operators. If the product AB is a power-compact operator, then C is a quasi-nilpotent operator having a triangularizing chain of closed ideals of E. This answers an open question posed by Bračič et al. [Positivity 14 (2010)], where the study of positive commutators of positive operators was initiated.