if ((fConfiguration.features & DOMConfigurationImpl.COMMENTS) == 0) {
Node prevSibling = node.getPreviousSibling();
Node parent = node.getParentNode();
// remove the comment node
parent.removeChild(node);
if (prevSibling != null && prevSibling.getNodeType() == Node.TEXT_NODE) {
Node nextSibling = prevSibling.getNextSibling();
if (nextSibling != null && nextSibling.getNodeType() == Node.TEXT_NODE) {
((TextImpl)nextSibling).insertData(0, prevSibling.getNodeValue());
parent.removeChild(prevSibling);