diff --git a/parson.c b/parson.c
index bd803e5..82b9903 100644
--- a/parson.c
+++ b/parson.c
@@ -915,13 +915,11 @@ JSON_Value * json_parse_string_with_comments(const char *string) {
     remove_comments(string_mutable_copy, "/*", "*/");
     remove_comments(string_mutable_copy, "//", "\n");
     string_mutable_copy_ptr = string_mutable_copy;
-    SKIP_WHITESPACES(&string_mutable_copy_ptr);
     result = parse_value((const char**)&string_mutable_copy_ptr, 0);
     parson_free(string_mutable_copy);
     return result;
 }
 
-
 /* JSON Object API */
 
 JSON_Value * json_object_get_value(const JSON_Object *object, const char *name) {