diff --git a/client/package-lock.json b/client/package-lock.json
index 1c42374dbf..5a28cac151 100644
--- a/client/package-lock.json
+++ b/client/package-lock.json
@@ -23802,6 +23802,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-bom-string/-/strip-bom-string-1.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-5SEekiQ2n7uB1jOi8ABE3IztrZI="
     },
+    "strip-comments": {
+      "version": "2.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-comments/-/strip-comments-2.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZprKx+bBLXv067WTCALv8SSz5l2+XhpYCsVtSqlMnkAXMWDq+/ekVbl1ghqP9rUHTzv6sm/DwCOiYutU/yp1fw=="
+    },
     "strip-eof": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-eof/-/strip-eof-1.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index a76871ee24..570e86aeef 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
     "sass.js": "0.11.1",
     "store": "2.0.12",
     "stream-browserify": "3.0.0",
+    "strip-comments": "^2.0.1",
     "typescript": "4.2.4",
     "validator": "13.6.0"
   },
diff --git a/client/src/utils/__fixtures/curriculum-helpers-javascript.js b/client/src/utils/__fixtures/curriculum-helpers-javascript.js
index 399f5d8461..0086ae638e 100644
--- a/client/src/utils/__fixtures/curriculum-helpers-javascript.js
+++ b/client/src/utils/__fixtures/curriculum-helpers-javascript.js
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ nonMutatingPush(first, second);`;
 
 const jsCodeWithSingleAndMultLineCommentsRemoved = `
 function nonMutatingPush(original, newItem) {
-
-
-
-  return original.push(newItem);
+    return original.push(newItem);
 }
 var first = [1, 2, 3];
 
@@ -30,7 +27,7 @@ function nonMutatingPush(original, newItem) {
 
 const jsCodeWithUrlUnchanged = `
 function nonMutatingPush(original, newItem) {
-  var url = 'https://freecodecamp.org';
+  var url = 'https://freecodecamp.org'; 
   return original.push(newItem);
 }`;
 
diff --git a/client/src/utils/curriculum-helpers.js b/client/src/utils/curriculum-helpers.js
index 18d7015291..bc02f375f4 100644
--- a/client/src/utils/curriculum-helpers.js
+++ b/client/src/utils/curriculum-helpers.js
@@ -1,28 +1,17 @@
-import { parse } from '@babel/parser';
-import generate from '@babel/generator';
-
-const removeHtmlComments = str => str.replace(/<!--[\s\S]*?(-->|$)/g, '');
-
-const removeCssComments = str => str.replace(/\/\*[\s\S]+?\*\//g, '');
+import strip from 'strip-comments';
 
 export const removeJSComments = codeStr => {
-  // Note: removes trailing new lines and tailing spaces at end of lines
-  const options = {
-    comments: false,
-    retainLines: true,
-    compact: false,
-    concise: false,
-    minified: false
-  };
   try {
-    const ast = parse(codeStr);
-    const { code } = generate(ast, options, codeStr);
-    return code;
+    return strip(codeStr);
   } catch (err) {
     return codeStr;
   }
 };
 
+const removeHtmlComments = str => str.replace(/<!--[\s\S]*?(-->|$)/g, '');
+
+const removeCssComments = str => str.replace(/\/\*[\s\S]+?\*\//g, '');
+
 const removeWhiteSpace = (str = '') => {
   return str.replace(/\s/g, '');
 };