diff --git a/examples/custom-control-point.html b/examples/custom-control-point.html
index 24e08073ec..74ea1796bc 100644
--- a/examples/custom-control-point.html
+++ b/examples/custom-control-point.html
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     </style>
     <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript">
-        <!--
         var lon = 5;
         var lat = 40;
         var zoom = 5;
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@
             map.addControl(control);
             map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(lon, lat), zoom);
         }
-        // -->
     </script>
   </head>
   <body onload="init()">
diff --git a/examples/custom-control.html b/examples/custom-control.html
index 74aa724e49..79c260afb2 100644
--- a/examples/custom-control.html
+++ b/examples/custom-control.html
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
         </style>
         <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript">
-            <!--
             var lon = 5;
             var lat = 40;
             var zoom = 5;
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@
                 map.addControl(control);
                 map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(lon, lat), zoom);
             }
-            // -->
         </script>
     </head>
     <body onload="init()">
diff --git a/examples/custom-style.html b/examples/custom-style.html
index b03ad8dfb9..2848b12262 100644
--- a/examples/custom-style.html
+++ b/examples/custom-style.html
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
         </style>
         <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript">
-            <!--
             var lon = 5;
             var lat = 40;
             var zoom = 5;
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@
                 map.addLayer(layer);
                 map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(lon, lat), zoom);
             }
-            // -->
         </script>
     </head>
     <body onload="init()">
diff --git a/examples/debug.html b/examples/debug.html
index 3317de090d..79850fae0f 100644
--- a/examples/debug.html
+++ b/examples/debug.html
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
         <script src="../lib/Firebug/firebug.js"></script>
         <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript">
-            <!--
             function consoleLog() {
                 OpenLayers.Console.log("This is the result of an OpenLayers.Console.log() call");
             }
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@
             function consoleDirxml() {
                 OpenLayers.Console.dirxml(document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]);
             }
-            // -->
         </script>
     </head>
     <body>
diff --git a/examples/drag-feature.html b/examples/drag-feature.html
index ae7fd15365..c89ddd5765 100644
--- a/examples/drag-feature.html
+++ b/examples/drag-feature.html
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
         </style>
         <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript">
-            <!--
             var map, vectors, controls;
             function init(){
                 map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
@@ -61,8 +60,6 @@
                     }
                 }
             }
-
-            // -->
         </script>
     </head>
     <body onload="init()">
diff --git a/examples/draw-feature.html b/examples/draw-feature.html
index 731a804d66..75eee0bd06 100644
--- a/examples/draw-feature.html
+++ b/examples/draw-feature.html
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
         </style>
         <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript">
-            <!--
             var map, drawControls;
             OpenLayers.Util.onImageLoadErrorColor = "transparent";
             function init(){
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@
                     }
                 }
             }
-            // -->
         </script>
     </head>
     <body onload="init()">
diff --git a/examples/editingtoolbar-outside.html b/examples/editingtoolbar-outside.html
index 7f5473d220..3118b36a5c 100644
--- a/examples/editingtoolbar-outside.html
+++ b/examples/editingtoolbar-outside.html
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     <script src="../lib/Firebug/firebug.js"></script>
     <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript">
-        <!--
         var lon = 5;
         var lat = 40;
         var zoom = 5;
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@
             
             map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(lon, lat), zoom);
         }
-        // -->
     </script>
   </head>
   <body onload="init()">
diff --git a/examples/editingtoolbar.html b/examples/editingtoolbar.html
index 42b3d27953..3801b89ccd 100644
--- a/examples/editingtoolbar.html
+++ b/examples/editingtoolbar.html
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
         <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
         <script src="../lib/Firebug/debug.js"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript">
-            <!--
             var lon = 5;
             var lat = 40;
             var zoom = 5;
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@
     
                 map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(lon, lat), zoom);
             }
-            // -->
         </script>
     </head>
     <body onload="init()">
diff --git a/examples/example.html b/examples/example.html
index cbe0c3e05e..e4a89fd73a 100644
--- a/examples/example.html
+++ b/examples/example.html
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
         // debugging/inspecting in Firebug
         var map = null;
 
-        <!--
         function init(){
 
             //set title name to include Browser Detection
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@
             // map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(0, 0), 0);
             map.zoomToMaxExtent();
         }
-        // -->
     </script>
   </head>
   <body onload="init()">
