diff --git a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/languages/python.ts b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/languages/python.ts
index b29611b705..5db05f4030 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/languages/python.ts
+++ b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/languages/python.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ const nodeMatchers: Partial<
   anonymousFunction: "lambda?.lambda",
   functionCall: "call",
   functionCallee: "call[function]",
-  comment: "comment",
   condition: cascadingMatcher(
     conditionMatcher("*[condition]"),
 
diff --git a/queries/python.scm b/queries/python.scm
index 08c4b98bb9..94b8cb034e 100644
--- a/queries/python.scm
+++ b/queries/python.scm
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
   (with_statement)
 ] @statement
 
+(comment) @comment @textFragment
+
 (
   (function_definition
     name: (_) @functionName