diff --git a/src/rec/aiRecord.c b/src/rec/aiRecord.c
index e7e72cc9d..c902c3c2d 100644
--- a/src/rec/aiRecord.c
+++ b/src/rec/aiRecord.c
@@ -201,18 +201,6 @@ static long process(void *precord)
 		return(S_dev_missingSup);
 	}
 
-        /* event throttling */
-	/*Will not work with new event systems*/
-/*
-        if (pai->scan == SCAN_IO_EVENT) {
-                if ((pai->evnt != 0)  && (gts_trigger_counter != 0)){
-                        if ((gts_trigger_counter % pai->evnt) != 0){
-                                return(0);
-                        }
-                }
-        }
-*/
-
 	status=readValue(pai); /* read the new value */
 	/* check if device support set pact */
 	if ( !pact && pai->pact ) return(0);
diff --git a/src/rec/waveformRecord.c b/src/rec/waveformRecord.c
index f70208c18..0b645ad98 100644
--- a/src/rec/waveformRecord.c
+++ b/src/rec/waveformRecord.c
@@ -216,18 +216,6 @@ static long process(pwf)
                 recGblRecordError(S_dev_missingSup,(void *)pwf,"read_wf");
                 return(S_dev_missingSup);
         }
-        /* event throttling */
-	/* will not work with new event system*/
-/*
-        if (pwf->scan == SCAN_IO_EVENT){
-                if ((pwf->evnt != 0)  && (gts_trigger_counter != 0)){
-                        if ((gts_trigger_counter % pwf->evnt) != 0){
-	                        status=readValue(pwf);
-                                return(0);
-                        }
-                }
-        }
-*/
 
 	if ( pact && pwf->busy ) return(0);