diff --git a/vscode-cdm-extension/languages/assembly-language-configuration.json b/vscode-cdm-extension/languages/assembly-language-configuration.json
index cff0103a..a7fcf713 100644
--- a/vscode-cdm-extension/languages/assembly-language-configuration.json
+++ b/vscode-cdm-extension/languages/assembly-language-configuration.json
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 {
     "comments": {
         // symbol used for single line comment. Remove this entry if your language does not support line comments
-        "lineComment": "//",
-        // symbols used for start and end a block comment. Remove this entry if your language does not support block comments
-        "blockComment": [ "/*", "*/" ]
+        "lineComment": "#"
     },
     // symbols used as brackets
     "brackets": [