diff --git a/lib/ace/mode/clojure_highlight_rules.js b/lib/ace/mode/clojure_highlight_rules.js
index bbcfe158..221e37c0 100644
--- a/lib/ace/mode/clojure_highlight_rules.js
+++ b/lib/ace/mode/clojure_highlight_rules.js
@@ -129,10 +129,6 @@ var ClojureHighlightRules = function() {
             {
                 token : "comment",
                 regex : ";.*$"
-            }, {
-                token : "comment", // multi line comment
-                regex : "^=begin$",
-                next : "comment"
             }, {
                 token : "keyword", //parens
                 regex : "[\\(|\\)]"
@@ -182,17 +178,6 @@ var ClojureHighlightRules = function() {
             }
 
         ],
-        "comment" : [
-            {
-                token : "comment", // closing comment
-                regex : "^=end$",
-                next : "start"
-            }, {
-                token : "comment", // comment spanning whole line
-                merge : true,
-                regex : ".+"
-            }
-        ],
         "string" : [
             {
                 token : "constant.language.escape",