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