diff --git a/plone/app/discussion/browser/comments.py b/plone/app/discussion/browser/comments.py
index d2cabb6..c16fbb4 100644
--- a/plone/app/discussion/browser/comments.py
+++ b/plone/app/discussion/browser/comments.py
@@ -75,7 +75,12 @@ class CommentForm(extensible.ExtensibleForm, form.Form):
             self.widgets['author_name'].mode = interfaces.HIDDEN_MODE
             self.widgets['author_email'].mode = interfaces.HIDDEN_MODE
 
-        # Notification enabled
+        # XXX: Since we are not using the author_email field in the 
+        # current state, we hide it by default. But we keep the field for 
+        # integrators or later use. 
+        self.widgets['author_email'].mode = interfaces.HIDDEN_MODE
+         
+        # XXX: Author notification code
         #registry = queryUtility(IRegistry)
         #settings = registry.forInterface(IDiscussionSettings)
         #if not settings.user_notification_enabled: