diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 887b30b..d39bb71 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ function transpile(parsed, indent, prefix) {
   return '';
 }
 
+function removeComments(code) {
+  // remove /* */ style comments, for now
+  code = code.replace(/\/\*(.*?)\*\//gs, '');
+  code = code.split('\n').filter(c => !c.trim().startsWith('//')).join('\n');
+  return code;
+}
+
 /**
  * @param {string} code 
  */
@@ -52,9 +59,7 @@ function parse(code) {
   // were gonna end up with an ast of sorts anyways as a result, which we can then use instead of declares
 
   // sanitize stuff
-  code = code.split('\n').filter(c => !c.trim().startsWith('//')).join('\n');
-  // remove /* */ style comments, for now
-  code = code.replace(/\/\*(.*?)(?=\*\/)/gs, '');
+  code = removeComments(code);
 
   const elements = [];