diff --git a/src/macro/MacroFlex.ll b/src/macro/MacroFlex.ll
index 96905460..b33411c2 100644
--- a/src/macro/MacroFlex.ll
+++ b/src/macro/MacroFlex.ll
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ using token = Macro::parser::token;
    Unfortunately yyterminate by default returns 0, which is
    not of token_type.  */
 #define yyterminate() return Macro::parser::token_type (0);
-
-int macro_comment_caller;
 %}
 
 %option c++
@@ -51,7 +49,6 @@ int macro_comment_caller;
 
 %option case-insensitive noyywrap nounput batch debug never-interactive
 
-%x COMMENT
 %x STMT
 %x EXPR
 %x FOR_BODY
@@ -77,9 +74,6 @@ CONT \\\\
  // Ignore inline comments
 <INITIAL,STMT,EXPR,FOR_BODY,THEN_BODY,ELSE_BODY>%.*     { yylloc->step(); ECHO; }
 <INITIAL,STMT,EXPR,FOR_BODY,THEN_BODY,ELSE_BODY>\/{2}.* { yylloc->step(); ECHO; }
-<INITIAL,STMT,EXPR,FOR_BODY,THEN_BODY,ELSE_BODY>"/*"    { ECHO; macro_comment_caller = YY_START; BEGIN COMMENT; }
-<COMMENT>"*/"                                           { BEGIN macro_comment_caller; ECHO; }
-<COMMENT>.                                              { yylloc->step(); ECHO; }
 
 <INITIAL>^{SPC}*@#{SPC}*includepath{SPC}+\"([^\"\r\n:;|<>]*){1}(:[^\"\r\n:;|<>]*)*\"{SPC}*{EOL} {
                               yylloc->lines(1);