diff --git a/etc/koha-httpd.conf b/etc/koha-httpd.conf
index 2747791b50..c3b55a41b6 100644
--- a/etc/koha-httpd.conf
+++ b/etc/koha-httpd.conf
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@
      #RewriteLog __LOG_DIR__/koha-opac-rewrite.log
      #RewriteLogLevel 1
 
-     RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (.*?)(?:[A-Za-z0-9_-]+)=&(.*)
+     #The following two directives are unnecessary to proper Koha functioning.
+     #RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (.*?)(?:[A-Za-z0-9_-]+)=&(.*)
      #RewriteRule (.+) $1?%1%2 [N,R,NE]
      RewriteRule ^/bib/([^\/]*)/?$ /cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail\.pl?bib=$1 [PT]
      RewriteRule ^/isbn/([^\/]*)/?$ /search?q=isbn:$1 [PT]
@@ -221,7 +222,8 @@
      #RewriteLog __LOG_DIR__/koha-intranet-rewrite.log
      #RewriteLogLevel 1
 
-     RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (.*?)(?:[A-Za-z0-9_-]+)=&(.*)
+     #The following two directives are unnecessary to proper Koha functioning.
+     #RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (.*?)(?:[A-Za-z0-9_-]+)=&(.*)
      #RewriteRule (.+) $1?%1%2 [N,R,NE]
      RewriteRule ^/bib/([^\/]*)/?$ /cgi-bin/koha/detail\.pl?bib=$1 [PT]
      RewriteRule ^/isbn/([^\/]*)/?$ /search?q=isbn:$1 [PT]