diff --git a/pae2xml.pl b/pae2xml.pl
index bc79762317a913b9eb4a64c52718c5b7f7f3968c..56ab32b0a6fd83d34d78ae872b456e1ef5528046 100755
--- a/pae2xml.pl
+++ b/pae2xml.pl
@@ -409,19 +409,8 @@ sub parse_notes {
         $mopen = 0;
       }
       $toprint .= "bar line\n";
-    } #elsif ($notes =~ /^(\d*\.*\-)(.*)$/) {
-      #($rst, $notes) = ($1, $2);
-      #$toprint .= "rest: $rst\n";
-      #$rst =~ /^(\d*)(\.*)\-$/;
-      #($rst, $dots) =($1,$2);
-      #print OUT '			<note>
-	#			<rest />
-	#			<duration>'.duration($rst, $dots).'</duration>
-#'.#				<type>quarter</type>
-#'
-#			</note>
-#';
-    elsif ($notes =~ /^\((\=)\)(.*)$/) {  # a bar of rest with a fermata
+
+    } elsif ($notes =~ /^\((\=)\)(.*)$/) {  # a bar of rest with a fermata
       ($rst, $notes) = ($1, $2);
       $toprint .= "rest: $rst\n";
       print OUT '			<note>