diff --git a/prism/src/prism/ReactionsText2Prism.java b/prism/src/prism/ReactionsText2Prism.java
index d2c1c24b..dcfbd718 100644
--- a/prism/src/prism/ReactionsText2Prism.java
+++ b/prism/src/prism/ReactionsText2Prism.java
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ public class ReactionsText2Prism extends Reactions2Prism
 			in = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file));
 			// Read remaining lines
 			s = in.readLine();
+			s = s.replaceFirst("/#/", "");
 			lineNum++;
 			while (s != null) {
 				// Skip blank lines