diff --git a/quartz/plugins/transformers/ofm.ts b/quartz/plugins/transformers/ofm.ts
index e1f7651bd..74a45237f 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/transformers/ofm.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/transformers/ofm.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,14 @@ export const ObsidianFlavoredMarkdown: QuartzTransformerPlugin<Partial<Options>
         })
       }
 
+      // do comments at text level
+      if (opts.comments) {
+        if (src instanceof Buffer) {
+          src = src.toString()
+        }
+        src.replace(commentRegex, "")
+      }
+
       // pre-transform wikilinks (fix anchors to things that may contain illegal syntax e.g. codeblocks, latex)
       if (opts.wikilinks) {
         if (src instanceof Buffer) {
@@ -286,18 +294,6 @@ export const ObsidianFlavoredMarkdown: QuartzTransformerPlugin<Partial<Options>
             ])
           }
 
-          if (opts.comments) {
-            replacements.push([
-              commentRegex,
-              (_value: string, ..._capture: string[]) => {
-                return {
-                  type: "text",
-                  value: "",
-                }
-              },
-            ])
-          }
-
           if (opts.parseArrows) {
             replacements.push([
               arrowRegex,