diff --git a/gstlal-inspiral/gst/lal/gstlal_itacac.c b/gstlal-inspiral/gst/lal/gstlal_itacac.c
index b9112bb22226edc8b974bf04055b9745b6a24362..997ae7fb960404e28216790ca32f33c50ee1d1e5 100644
--- a/gstlal-inspiral/gst/lal/gstlal_itacac.c
+++ b/gstlal-inspiral/gst/lal/gstlal_itacac.c
@@ -665,12 +665,12 @@ static void generate_triggers(GSTLALItacac *itacac, GSTLALItacacPad *itacacpad,
 		g_assert(autocorrelation_length(itacacpad) & 1);  // must be odd 
 
 		if(itacac->peak_type == GSTLAL_PEAK_DOUBLE_COMPLEX) {
-			/* extract data around peak for chisq calculation */
+			// extract data around peak for chisq calculation
 			gstlal_double_complex_series_around_peak(this_maxdata, (double complex *) itacacpad->data->data + peak_finding_start * this_maxdata->channels, (double complex *) this_snr_mat, this_maxdata->pad);
 			gstlal_autocorrelation_chi2((double *) this_chi2, (double complex *) this_snr_mat, autocorrelation_length(itacacpad), -((int) autocorrelation_length(itacacpad)) / 2, itacacpad->snr_thresh, itacacpad->autocorrelation_matrix, itacacpad->autocorrelation_mask, itacacpad->autocorrelation_norm);
 
 		} else if(itacac->peak_type == GSTLAL_PEAK_COMPLEX) {
-			/* extract data around peak for chisq calculation */
+			// extract data around peak for chisq calculation
 			gstlal_float_complex_series_around_peak(this_maxdata, (float complex *) itacacpad->data->data + peak_finding_start * this_maxdata->channels, (float complex *) this_snr_mat, this_maxdata->pad);
 			gstlal_autocorrelation_chi2_float((float *) this_chi2, (float complex *) this_snr_mat, autocorrelation_length(itacacpad), -((int) autocorrelation_length(itacacpad)) / 2, itacacpad->snr_thresh, itacacpad->autocorrelation_matrix, itacacpad->autocorrelation_mask, itacacpad->autocorrelation_norm);
 		} else
@@ -1392,7 +1392,7 @@ static void gstlal_itacac_pad_class_init(GSTLALItacacPadClass *klass)
 				"autocorrelation",
 				"Autocorrelation",
 				"Array of autocorrelation samples.",
-				/* FIXME:  should be complex */
+				// FIXME:  should be complex
 				g_param_spec_double(
 					"sample",
 					"Sample",