diff --git a/recipes/nytimes.recipe b/recipes/nytimes.recipe
index cad2141798..2d8050bf23 100644
--- a/recipes/nytimes.recipe
+++ b/recipes/nytimes.recipe
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ class NewYorkTimes(BasicNewsRecipe):
     no_stylesheets = True
     compress_news_images = True
     compress_news_images_auto_size = 5
-    preprocess_regexps = [(re.compile(r'(?s)<!--.*?-->'), lambda m: '')]
 
     remove_tags = [
         dict(attrs={'aria-label':'tools'.split()}),