diff --git a/htmlparser/src/nsHTMLTokens.cpp b/htmlparser/src/nsHTMLTokens.cpp
index da0a243e1ccf..d06836445aa8 100644
--- a/htmlparser/src/nsHTMLTokens.cpp
+++ b/htmlparser/src/nsHTMLTokens.cpp
@@ -761,12 +761,12 @@ nsresult CCommentToken::Consume(PRUnichar aChar, nsScanner& aScanner) {
 
   //this change is here to make the editor teams' life easier.
   //I'm removing the leading and trailing markup...
-
+/*
   if(0==mTextValue.Find("<!"))
     mTextValue.Cut(0,2);  //trim off 1st 2 chars...
   if(kGreaterThan==mTextValue.Last())
     mTextValue.Truncate(mTextValue.Length()-1); //trim off last char
-
+*/
   return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/parser/htmlparser/src/nsHTMLTokens.cpp b/parser/htmlparser/src/nsHTMLTokens.cpp
index da0a243e1ccf..d06836445aa8 100644
--- a/parser/htmlparser/src/nsHTMLTokens.cpp
+++ b/parser/htmlparser/src/nsHTMLTokens.cpp
@@ -761,12 +761,12 @@ nsresult CCommentToken::Consume(PRUnichar aChar, nsScanner& aScanner) {
 
   //this change is here to make the editor teams' life easier.
   //I'm removing the leading and trailing markup...
-
+/*
   if(0==mTextValue.Find("<!"))
     mTextValue.Cut(0,2);  //trim off 1st 2 chars...
   if(kGreaterThan==mTextValue.Last())
     mTextValue.Truncate(mTextValue.Length()-1); //trim off last char
-
+*/
   return result;
 }