diff --git a/crudini b/crudini

index e931143..1699adc 100755

--- a/crudini

+++ b/crudini

@@ -197,9 +197,6 @@ class LockedFile(FileLock):

 class CrudiniConfigParser(iniparse.RawConfigParser):

     def __init__(self, preserve_case=False):

         iniparse.RawConfigParser.__init__(self)

-        # Without the following we can't have params starting with "rem"!

-        # We ignore lines starting with '%' which mercurial uses to include

-        iniparse.change_comment_syntax('%;#', allow_rem=False)

         if preserve_case:

             self.optionxform = str

diff --git a/tests/test.sh b/tests/test.sh

index 90cc9a8..d629141 100755

--- a/tests/test.sh

+++ b/tests/test.sh

@@ -217,13 +217,6 @@ printf '%s\n' '#comment' '[section1]' > test.ini

 test "$(crudini --get test.ini)" = 'section1' || fail

 ok

-# Ensure we handle comments correctly

-printf '%s\n' '[DEFAULT]' '#c1' ';c2' '%inc1' > test.ini

-test "$(crudini --get test.ini)" = '' || fail

-printf '%s\n' '[section1]' 'remote=1' > test.ini

-test "$(crudini --get test.ini 'section1')" = 'remote' || fail

-ok

-

 # missing bits

 :> test.ini

 crudini --get missing.ini 2>/dev/null && fail