diff --git a/contrib/babel/lisp/org-babel-tangle.el b/contrib/babel/lisp/org-babel-tangle.el
index 9d8749d64..30bb8fc92 100644
--- a/contrib/babel/lisp/org-babel-tangle.el
+++ b/contrib/babel/lisp/org-babel-tangle.el
@@ -255,7 +255,8 @@ form
 					 "no")
                               (fifth spec)))))
       (insert-comment (format "[[%s][%s]]" (org-link-escape link) source-name))
-      (insert (format "\n%s\n" (org-babel-chomp body)))
+      (insert (format "\n%s\n" (replace-regexp-in-string
+				"^," "" (org-babel-chomp body))))
       (insert-comment (format "%s ends here" source-name)))))
 
 (provide 'org-babel-tangle)