diff --git a/src/effects/Phaser.cpp b/src/effects/Phaser.cpp
index cb55c0779..c3261a679 100644
--- a/src/effects/Phaser.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/Phaser.cpp
@@ -156,13 +156,6 @@ bool EffectPhaser::ProcessSimpleMono(float *buffer, sampleCount len)
       fbout = m;
       out = (m * drywet + in * (255 - drywet)) / 255;
 
-      // Prevents clipping
-      // Commented out, per http://bugzilla.audacityteam.org/show_bug.cgi?id=690.
-      //if (out < -1.0)
-      //   out = float(-1.0);
-      //else if (out > 1.0)
-      //   out = float(1.0);
-
       buffer[i] = out;
    }
 
diff --git a/src/effects/Wahwah.cpp b/src/effects/Wahwah.cpp
index a46092fc6..512b3a546 100644
--- a/src/effects/Wahwah.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/Wahwah.cpp
@@ -155,13 +155,6 @@ bool EffectWahwah::ProcessSimpleMono(float *buffer, sampleCount len)
       yn2 = yn1;
       yn1 = out;
 
-      // Prevents clipping
-      // Commented out, per http://bugzilla.audacityteam.org/show_bug.cgi?id=689.
-      //if (out < -1.0)
-      //   out = float(-1.0);
-      //else if (out > 1.0)
-      //   out = float(1.0);
-
       buffer[i] = (float) out;
    }