diff --git a/src/g_text.c b/src/g_text.c
index 049f1cb0c01e2723c44d63900b4e0d08e470a7ae..b05a2b77eaa16ab2811699fbbb3ecabc41fc7165 100644
--- a/src/g_text.c
+++ b/src/g_text.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ void canvas_iemguis(t_glist *gl, t_symbol *guiobjname)
 	int connectme, xpix, ypix, indx, nobj;
     canvas_howputnew(gl, &connectme, &xpix, &ypix, &indx, &nobj);
 
-	/*compensate for the iemgui sliders' xyoffset in case of autopatch */
+	/*NOT NECESSARY ANY MORE: compensate for the iemgui sliders' xyoffset in case of autopatch
 	if(connectme) {
 		if(!strcmp(guiobjname->s_name, "hsl"))
 			xpix = xpix + 3;
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ void canvas_iemguis(t_glist *gl, t_symbol *guiobjname)
 			xpix = xpix + 1;
 			ypix = ypix + 2;
 		}
-	}
+	}*/
 	
     pd_vmess(&gl->gl_pd, gensym("editmode"), "i", 1);
     glist_noselect(gl);