diff --git a/lib/core/macros.nim b/lib/core/macros.nim
index d0b02fb058..05c54df913 100644
--- a/lib/core/macros.nim
+++ b/lib/core/macros.nim
@@ -1040,8 +1040,8 @@ proc newProc*(name = newEmptyNode(); params: openArray[NimNode] = [newEmptyNode(
     name,
     newEmptyNode(),
     newEmptyNode(),
-    newNimNode(nnkFormalParams).add(params), ##params
-    newEmptyNode(),  ## pragmas
+    newNimNode(nnkFormalParams).add(params),
+    newEmptyNode(),  # pragmas
     newEmptyNode(),
     body)