diff --git a/contrib/highlighter/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/highlight/Highlighter.java b/contrib/highlighter/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/highlight/Highlighter.java
index 979078b9e45..bafd51bd68c 100644
--- a/contrib/highlighter/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/highlight/Highlighter.java
+++ b/contrib/highlighter/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/highlight/Highlighter.java
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ public class Highlighter
 			}
 
 			// append text after end of last token
-			if (lastEndOffset < text.length())
-				newText.append(encoder.encodeText(text.substring(lastEndOffset)));
+//			if (lastEndOffset < text.length())
+//				newText.append(encoder.encodeText(text.substring(lastEndOffset)));
 
 			currentFrag.textEndPos = newText.length();