diff --git a/pae2xml.pl b/pae2xml.pl
index 25efe3ef65ddc34f7e671e9226e783ffd5c2a151..5b994554c82ba00d4394d92d4958b0bcb9c5cd26 100755
--- a/pae2xml.pl
+++ b/pae2xml.pl
@@ -384,7 +384,6 @@ sub parse_notes {
       } elsif ($barline =~ /^\/\/$/) {
         print OUT '			<barline location="right">
 				<bar-style>light-light</bar-style>
-				<repeat direction="backward"/>
 			</barline>
 ';
       }