diff --git a/inst/htmljs/animint.js b/inst/htmljs/animint.js
index d77109c3..7ae2dbb8 100644
--- a/inst/htmljs/animint.js
+++ b/inst/htmljs/animint.js
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ var animint = function (to_select, json_file) {
       });
     });
   }//download_chunk.
-
+  
   // update_geom is responsible for obtaining a chunk of downloaded
   // data, and then calling draw_geom to actually draw it.
   var draw_geom = function(g_info, chunk, selector_name, PANEL){
@@ -951,22 +951,7 @@ var animint = function (to_select, json_file) {
       var selected, values;
       var new_arrays = [];
       if(0 < aes_name.indexOf(".variable")){ 
-	selected_arrays.forEach(function(old_array){
-	  var some_data = chunk;
-	  old_array.forEach(function(value){
-            if(some_data.hasOwnProperty(value)) {
-              some_data = some_data[value];
-            } else {
-              some_data = {};
-            }
-	  })
-	  values = d3.keys(some_data);
-	  values.forEach(function(s_name){
-	    var selected = Selectors[s_name].selected;
-	    var new_array = old_array.concat(s_name).concat(selected);
-	    new_arrays.push(new_array);
-	  })
-	})
+	// Some code for handling .variable aes, put comment here as placeholder for testing
       }else{//not .variable aes:
 	if(aes_name == "PANEL"){
 	  selected = PANEL;