diff --git a/kivy/data/style.kv b/kivy/data/style.kv
index 33fc92ecc..e2d331808 100644
--- a/kivy/data/style.kv
+++ b/kivy/data/style.kv
@@ -20,14 +20,12 @@
 
 <Slider>:
     canvas:
-        #draw the background
         Color:
             rgb: (.3, .3, .3)
         Rectangle:
             pos: self.pos
             size: self.size   
 
-        #draw the index marker
         Color:
             rgb: (.7, .2, .5)
         Rectangle: