diff --git a/src/main/java/EsperProcessor.java b/src/main/java/EsperProcessor.java
index a80b067..755ae71 100644
--- a/src/main/java/EsperProcessor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/EsperProcessor.java
@@ -93,16 +93,24 @@ public class EsperProcessor implements TickProcessor {
         return str.matches("^\\s*$");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Remove any inline epl comment from a given line.
+     */
+    private static String removeInlineComment(String s) {
+		return s.replaceAll("--.*$", "");
+	}
+
     /**
      * Remove comment lines from the string.
      */
     private static String filterComments(String str) {
         return Arrays.stream(splitLines(str))
             .filter(s -> !isComment(s))
+            .map(s -> removeInlineComment(s))
             .collect(Collectors.joining("\n"));
     }
 
-    /**
+	/**
      * Given a string with (possibly) multiple statements, split and
      * add individually.
      */