diff --git a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/CommentSpacingRule.kt b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/CommentSpacingRule.kt
index 136da91328..baf30b08df 100644
--- a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/CommentSpacingRule.kt
+++ b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/CommentSpacingRule.kt
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil
 
 class CommentSpacingRule : Rule("comment-spacing") {
 
-    private val allForwardSlashesRegex = Regex("\\/+")
-
     override fun visit(
         node: ASTNode,
         autoCorrect: Boolean,
@@ -31,8 +29,7 @@ class CommentSpacingRule : Rule("comment-spacing") {
                 !text.startsWith("//noinspection") &&
                 !text.startsWith("//region") &&
                 !text.startsWith("//endregion") &&
-                !text.startsWith("//language=") &&
-                !allForwardSlashesRegex.matches(text)
+                !text.startsWith("//language=")
             ) {
                 emit(node.startOffset, "Missing space after //", true)
                 if (autoCorrect) {
diff --git a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/CommentSpacingRuleTest.kt b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/CommentSpacingRuleTest.kt
index 88200d7c1b..164136701c 100644
--- a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/CommentSpacingRuleTest.kt
+++ b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/CommentSpacingRuleTest.kt
@@ -65,15 +65,4 @@ class CommentSpacingRuleTest {
             """.trimIndent()
         )
     }
-
-    @Test
-    fun testAllForwardSlashes() {
-        assertThat(CommentSpacingRule().lint(
-            """
-                //////////////////////
-                // function
-                //////////////////////
-            """.trimIndent()
-        )).isEmpty()
-    }
 }