diff --git a/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py b/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
index 4bf55244870f..39ff27d421eb 100644
--- a/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
+++ b/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ var_xforms = [
     (KernRe(r"(?://.*)$"), ""),
     (KernRe(r"(?:/\*.*\*/)"), ""),
     (KernRe(r";$"), ""),
-    (KernRe(r"=.*"), ""),
 ]
 
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