diff --git a/services/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/services/parser/ParserService.java b/services/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/services/parser/ParserService.java
index 4bf6e49..98e6c6a 100644
--- a/services/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/services/parser/ParserService.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/services/parser/ParserService.java
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@ class ParserService {
         // convert to the same case for easier processing
         input = input.toLowerCase();
 
-        // eliminate periods at the end of the input
-        /*if(input.charAt(input.length()-1) == '.')
-        {
-            input.substring(0, input.length()-1);
-        }*/
-
         root = new Node(input, null);
 
         // special case: nothing is submitted