diff --git a/parser/lexer.go b/parser/lexer.go
index 4b0e804..d2ed91a 100644
--- a/parser/lexer.go
+++ b/parser/lexer.go
@@ -239,14 +239,22 @@ func (self *_parser) scan() (tkn token.Token, literal string, idx file.Idx) {
 				tkn = self.switch2(token.MULTIPLY, token.MULTIPLY_ASSIGN)
 			case '/':
 				if self.chr == '/' {
-					runes := self.readSingleLineComment()
-					literal = string(runes)
-					tkn = token.COMMENT
-					return
+					if self.mode & StoreComments != 0 {
+						runes := self.readSingleLineComment()
+						literal = string(runes)
+						tkn = token.COMMENT
+						return
+					}
+					self.skipSingleLineComment()
+					continue
 				} else if self.chr == '*' {
-					literal = string(self.readMultiLineComment())
-					tkn = token.COMMENT
-					return
+					if self.mode & StoreComments != 0 {
+						literal = string(self.readMultiLineComment())
+						tkn = token.COMMENT
+						return
+					}
+					self.skipMultiLineComment()
+					continue
 				} else {
 					// Could be division, could be RegExp literal
 					tkn = self.switch2(token.SLASH, token.QUOTIENT_ASSIGN)
diff --git a/parser/parser.go b/parser/parser.go
index 73a5294..35ee172 100644
--- a/parser/parser.go
+++ b/parser/parser.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ type Mode uint
 
 const (
 	IgnoreRegExpErrors Mode = 1 << iota // Ignore RegExp compatibility errors (allow backtracking)
+	StoreComments                       // Store the comments from source to the comments map
 )
 
 type _parser struct {
@@ -285,8 +286,12 @@ func (self *_parser) position(idx file.Idx) file.Position {
 // Comments on the same line will be grouped together and returned.
 // After the first line break, comments will be added as statement comments.
 func (self *_parser) findComments(ignoreLineBreak bool) []*ast.Comment {
+	if self.mode & StoreComments == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
 	comments := make([]*ast.Comment, 0)
 
+
 	newline := false
 
 	for self.implicitSemicolon == false || ignoreLineBreak {