diff --git a/node_modules/architect-build/module-deps.js b/node_modules/architect-build/module-deps.js
index 1dd9ac47..c9a592c6 100644
--- a/node_modules/architect-build/module-deps.js
+++ b/node_modules/architect-build/module-deps.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module.exports = function(mains, opts) {
     if (!opts.transforms)
         opts.transforms = [];
     
-    opts.transforms.push(wrapUMD);
+    opts.transforms.push(removeLicenceComments, wrapUMD);
     
     if (opts.pathConfig) {
         opts.paths = opts.paths || opts.pathConfig.paths;
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ module.exports = function(mains, opts) {
     }
     
     function setModuleSource(mod, src, cb) {
+        src = src.replace(/\r\n/g, "\n"); // normalize windows newlines
         if (cache)
             cache.files[mod.file] = src;
         mod.source = src;
@@ -345,13 +346,14 @@ function removeUseStrict(module) {
     module.source = module.source.replace(/['"]use strict['"];/g, "");
 }
 
+var commentRe = /^(;)?(?:\s*(?:\/\/.+\n|\/\*(?:[^*]|\*(?!\/))*\*\/))+(?: *\n)?/gm;
 function removeLicenceComments(module) {
     if (/\.(js|jsx|css|less)/.test(module.path))
-        module.source = module.source.replace(/(?:(;)|\n|^)\s*\/\*[\d\D]*?\*\/|(\n|^)\s*\/\/.*/g, "$1");
+        module.source = module.source.replace(commentRe, "$1");
 }
 function removeLicenceCommentsKeepLines(module) {
     if (/\.(js|jsx|css|less)/.test(module.path)) {
-        module.source = module.source.replace(/(?:(;)|\n|^)\s*\/\*[\d\D]*?\*\/|\n\s*\/\/.*/g, function(cm, start) {
+        module.source = module.source.replace(commentRe, function(cm, start) {
             return (start||"") + cm.replace(/.+/g, "");
         });
     }
@@ -410,4 +412,7 @@ function quote(str) {
 }
 
 
-module.exports.resolveModulePath = resolveModulePath;
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+module.exports.getSubmodules = getSubmodules;
+module.exports.resolveModulePath = resolveModulePath;
+module.exports.removeLicenceComments = removeLicenceComments;
+module.exports.removeLicenceCommentsKeepLines = removeLicenceCommentsKeepLines;
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4e1895cc..977e9441 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "c9",
     "description": "New Cloud9 Client",
-    "version": "3.1.2264",
+    "version": "3.1.2299",
     "author": "Ajax.org B.V. <info@ajax.org>",
     "private": true,
     "main": "bin/c9",
diff --git a/plugins/c9.static/build_test.js b/plugins/c9.static/build_test.js
index 018117a7..7dd15bed 100755
--- a/plugins/c9.static/build_test.js
+++ b/plugins/c9.static/build_test.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require("amd-loader");
 
 var build, options, pathConfig;
 
-describe("The Module", function(){
+describe("The build module", function(){
     this.timeout(60000);
 
     beforeEach(function(next) {
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ describe("The Module", function(){
             
             var code = result.code;
             assert(code.indexOf("<a:style><![CDATA[]]></a:style>" >= 0), "should have at least one stripped style");
-            //assert(!code.match(/<a:style><!\[CDATA\[[^\]]/), "should only have stripped styles");
+            assert(!code.match(/<a:style><!\[CDATA\[[^\]]/), "should only have stripped styles");
             
             done();
         });
     });
     
-    it("test compile less", function(done) {
+    it("should compile less", function(done) {
         build.buildSkin("ssh", "dark", pathConfig, function(err, result) {
             if (err) return done(err);
             
@@ -71,6 +71,28 @@ describe("The Module", function(){
             assert(code);
             done(err);
         });
-        
+    });
+    
+    it("should remove comments", function(done) {
+        var removeLicenceComments = require("architect-build/module-deps").removeLicenceComments;
+        function remove(src) {
+            var module = { source: "" + src, path: ".js" };
+            removeLicenceComments(module);
+            return module.source;
+        }
+        assert.equal(remove("" + function() {
+            // 1
+            var a;
+            /***/ // hello
+            var x; // not removed
+            /* asd
+            */
+            x += "he/*ll*/o" + a;
+        }) , function() {
+            var a;
+            var x; // not removed
+            x += "he/*ll*/o" + a;
+        });
+        done();
     });
 });
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