diff --git a/js/lib/blocks.js b/js/lib/blocks.js
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ var parseListMarker = function(ln, offset, indent) {
var match;
var spaces_after_marker;
var data = { type: null,
- tight: true,
+ tight: true, // lists are tight by default
bulletChar: null,
start: null,
delimiter: null,
@@ -617,8 +617,6 @@ var finalize = function(block, lineNumber) {
break;
case 'List':
- block._listData.tight = true; // tight by default
-
var item = block._firstChild;
while (item) {
// check for non-final list item ending with blank line: