diff --git a/modules/intermediate_format/preprocessing.xqm b/modules/intermediate_format/preprocessing.xqm
index 95628d8a354f534140c8c3130779314ff7f07db8..d8cf6670d914467c79522f569d71e4e7e339709a 100644
--- a/modules/intermediate_format/preprocessing.xqm
+++ b/modules/intermediate_format/preprocessing.xqm
@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@ declare function pre:preprocessing-textNode
                 element{$node/name()}{
                     $node/@*,
                     pre:preprocessing-textNode($node/node()),
-                    element{"editorial-notes"}{
-                        $node//note[@type eq "editorial-commentary"]
-                    }
+                    element{"editorial-notes"}{}
                 }
             )
 
@@ -165,11 +163,7 @@ declare function pre:preprocessing
                 element{$node/name()}{
                     $node/@*,
                     pre:preprocessing($node/node(), $replace-whitespace),
-                    element{"editorial-notes"}{
-                        for $editorial-note in $node//note[@type eq "editorial-commentary"]
-                        return
-                            pre:default-element( $editorial-note, pre:preprocessing($editorial-note/node(), $replace-whitespace) )
-                    }
+                    element{"editorial-notes"}{}
                 }
             )