diff --git a/src/engine/fileOps/tfm.cpp b/src/engine/fileOps/tfm.cpp
index 0f4559e11..9927a0fa6 100644
--- a/src/engine/fileOps/tfm.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/fileOps/tfm.cpp
@@ -255,12 +255,9 @@ void TFMparsePattern(struct TFMparsePatternInfo info) {
           pat->data[k][5]=effectVal[k];
           break;
         case 1:
-          // note slide up
+          // pitch slide up
         case 2:
-          // note slide down
-          pat->data[k][4]=0xF0|effectNum[k];
-          pat->data[k][5]=effectVal[k];
-          break;
+          // pitch slide down
         case 3:
           // portamento
         case 4: