diff --git a/db/queryutil.cpp b/db/queryutil.cpp
index 60b5b124401..c7fa6fb4ba7 100644
--- a/db/queryutil.cpp
+++ b/db/queryutil.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace mongo {
             default:
                 break;
         }
-        
+
         if ( lower_.type() != MinKey && upper_.type() == MaxKey ){
             BSONObjBuilder b;
             b.appendMaxForType( lower_.fieldName() , lower_.type() );
@@ -97,14 +97,6 @@ namespace mongo {
             lower_ = addObj( b.obj() ).firstElement();
         }
 
-        /*
-        if ( lower_.isNumber() && upper_.type() == MaxKey ){
-            upper_ = addObj( BSON( lower_.fieldName() << numeric_limits<double>::max() ) ).firstElement();
-        }
-        else if ( upper_.isNumber() && lower_.type() == MinKey ){
-            lower_ = addObj( BSON( upper_.fieldName() << - numeric_limits<double>::max() ) ).firstElement();
-        }
-        */
 
     }
     
diff --git a/jstests/hint1.js b/jstests/hint1.js
index 999f4f49597..416eb4a13ae 100644
--- a/jstests/hint1.js
+++ b/jstests/hint1.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+
 p = db.jstests_hint1;
+p.drop();
 
 p.save( { ts: new Date( 1 ), cls: "entry", verticals: "alleyinsider", live: true } );
 p.ensureIndex( { ts: 1 } );
 
 e = p.find( { live: true, ts: { $lt: new Date( 1234119308272 ) }, cls: "entry", verticals: " alleyinsider" } ).sort( { ts: -1 } ).hint( { ts: 1 } ).explain();
-assert.eq( e.startKey.ts.getTime(), new Date( 1234119308272 ).getTime() );
-assert.eq( 1, e.endKey.ts.$minElement );
+assert.eq( e.startKey.ts.getTime(), new Date( 1234119308272 ).getTime() , "A" );
+assert.eq( 0 , e.endKey.ts.getTime() , "B" );