diff --git a/bob/pad/face/database/batl.py b/bob/pad/face/database/batl.py
index eb20e14393134815ac3e2d16ec99e1dc96227746..5f06b2764b89f3a660744d8453b6beb3f05be26f 100644
--- a/bob/pad/face/database/batl.py
+++ b/bob/pad/face/database/batl.py
@@ -231,26 +231,8 @@ class BatlPadDatabase(PadDatabase):
             groups, self.low_level_group_names, self.high_level_group_names)
         # Since this database was designed for PAD experiments, nothing special
         # needs to be done here.
-#        files = self.db.objects(protocol=protocol, groups=groups, purposes=purposes **kwargs)
-
-        files = self.db.objects(protocol=protocol, purposes=groups, **kwargs)
-
-#
-#        if purposes == ["real", "attack"]:
-#
-#            files = files
-#
-#        if purposes == "real" or purposes == ["real"]:
-#
-#            a = 1
-#
-#
-#        if purposes == "attack" or purposes == ["attack"]:
-#
-#            a = 1
-
-
 
+        files = self.db.objects(protocol=protocol, groups=groups, purposes=purposes **kwargs)
 
         files = [BatlPadFile(f, stream_type, max_frames) for f in files]
         return files