diff --git a/src/Parser.cpp b/src/Parser.cpp
index d8f0367c7..2bcf94035 100644
--- a/src/Parser.cpp
+++ b/src/Parser.cpp
@@ -798,10 +798,6 @@ std::string Parser::getLimit () const
   std::vector <Tree*>::iterator i;
   for (i = nodes.begin (); i != nodes.end (); ++i)
   {
-    // Parser override operator.
-    if ((*i)->attribute ("raw") == "--")
-      break;
-
     if ((*i)->hasTag ("PSEUDO") &&
         (*i)->attribute ("name") == "limit")
     {