diff --git a/src/rec/subArrayRecord.c b/src/rec/subArrayRecord.c
index 0432d4c86..47b92b06f 100644
--- a/src/rec/subArrayRecord.c
+++ b/src/rec/subArrayRecord.c
@@ -159,17 +159,6 @@ static long process(psa)
                 recGblRecordError(S_dev_missingSup,(void *)psa,"read_sa");
                 return(S_dev_missingSup);
         }
-        /* event throttling */
-	/* will not work with new event system*/
-/*
-        if (psa->scan == SCAN_IO_EVENT){
-                if ((psa->evnt != 0)  && (gts_trigger_counter != 0)){
-                        if ((gts_trigger_counter % psa->evnt) != 0){
-                                return(0);
-                        }
-                }
-        }
-*/
 
         if ( pact && psa->busy ) return(0); 
 	status=readValue(psa); /* read the new value */