diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElements.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElements.php
index 4e9d4a73..f8a03aec 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElements.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElements.php
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Strategy_RemoveForeignElements extends HTMLPurifier_Strategy
                     $token = new HTMLPurifier_Token_Text($data);
                 } else {
                     // strip comments
-                    if ($e) $e->send(E_ERROR, 'Strategy_RemoveForeignElements: Comment removed', $token->data);
+                    if ($e) $e->send(E_NOTICE, 'Strategy_RemoveForeignElements: Comment removed', $token->data);
                     continue;
                 }
             } elseif ($token->type == 'text') {
diff --git a/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElements_ErrorsTest.php b/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElements_ErrorsTest.php
index 56e5f2c5..fa7dd91b 100644
--- a/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElements_ErrorsTest.php
+++ b/tests/HTMLPurifier/Strategy/RemoveForeignElements_ErrorsTest.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Strategy_RemoveForeignElements_ErrorsTest extends HTMLPurifie
     }
     
     function testCommentRemoved() {
-        $this->expectErrorCollection(E_ERROR, 'Strategy_RemoveForeignElements: Comment removed', ' test ');
+        $this->expectErrorCollection(E_NOTICE, 'Strategy_RemoveForeignElements: Comment removed', ' test ');
         $this->invoke('<!-- test -->');
     }